Sakamoto (written: ) is the 40th most common Japanese surname. A less common variant is . Notable people with the surname include: * Chika Sakamoto (born 1959), voice actor and singer *

Fuyumi Sakamoto is a Japanese female enka singer under EMI Music Japan. Career Having won a singing contest in early 1986, and after receiving about 11 months of vocal training, Sakamoto debuted as an enka recording singer with the single "Abare Daiko" in March ...

(born 1967), enka singer *, Japanese professional baseball player *

Hideki Sakamoto is a Japanese music composer, best known for his contributions in video games. He serves as the representative director of Noisycroak, a Tokyo-based sound design company focused on game soundtracks. Echochrome II has been accepted into the G ...

(born 1972), video game composer *, Japanese swimmer *

Kaori Sakamoto is a Japanese competitive figure skater. She is the 2022 Olympic bronze medalist, the 2022 World champion, the 2018 Four Continents champion, a two-time NHK Trophy champion, the 2022 Skate America champion, and a three-time Japanese national ...

(born 2000), Japanese figure skater *

Kazma Sakamoto Kazma Parmar Sakamoto (born 1 October 1982) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He originally started his career working for Kaientai Dojo in Japan, where he became a one-time Strongest-K Champion and a three-time Strongest-K Tag Team Champi ...

(born 1982), Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese swimmer *

Kerri Sakamoto Kerri Sakamoto (born 1960 in Toronto) is a Canadian novelist. Her novels commonly deal with the experience of Japanese Canadians. Sakamoto's debut novel, ''The Electrical Field'' (1998), won the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Book. It ...

(born 1960), Canadian novelist *, Japanese footballer *), gymnast *

Kyu Sakamoto was a Japanese singer and actor. He was best known outside Japan for his international hit song "Ue o Muite Arukō" (known as "Sukiyaki" in English-speaking markets), which was sung in Japanese and sold over 13 million copies. It reached number ...

(1941–1985), pop singer well known for his song Sukiyaki in the 1960s * Maaya Sakamoto (born 1980), voice actor and singer *

Miu Sakamoto is a Japanese pop singer. She is the daughter of musicians Ryuichi Sakamoto and Akiko Yano. Biography Sakamoto provided a cover of "Miu" for the January 29, 2020 Buck-Tick tribute album ''Parade III ~Respective Tracks of Buck-Tick~'' Disco ...

(born 1980), pop singer, daughter of Ryuichi Sakamoto * Ryuichi Sakamoto (born 1952), musician and composer, as well as an actor * Sakamoto Ryōma (1836–1867), military leader prior to the Meiji Restoration *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese water polo player *

Shōgo Sakamoto is a Japanese actor, voice actor and singer affiliated with Don-crew. Career Early in his career, Sakamoto played Ryoma Echizen in the fourth generation Seigaku cast in ''Tenimyu'', ''The Prince of Tennis'' musical series. In 2009, he originat ...

(born 1993), young actor and singer *, Japanese footballer *

Soichi Sakamoto Soichi Sakamoto (August 6, 1906 – September 29, 1997) was an American swimming coach who pioneered training methods that have now become standard throughout the sport. Many of his students went on to have great success nationally and internation ...

(1921–2012), American swimming coach *, Japanese high jumper *, Japanese freestyle skier *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese sprint canoeist *

Yoshio Sakamoto (born July 23, 1959) is a Japanese video game designer, director, and producer. He has worked at Nintendo since 1982. He has directed several games in the ''Metroid'' series. He is one of the most prominent members of Nintendo's former Research ...

(born 1959), game designer for Nintendo *The victims of the Sakamoto family murder perpetrated by members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult

Fictional characters

Sakamoto (Maison Ikkoku) The ''Maison Ikkoku'' manga series features characters created by Rumiko Takahashi. Many of the characters live in the series' titular boarding house, including the protagonists Yusaku Godai and Kyoko Otonashi. The boarding house setting and its ...

, from ''Maison Ikkoku'' *Sakamoto-san, a talking cat from '' Nichijou'' *Sakamoto from '' Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto'' *

Akira Sakamoto is the title of a fictional series written and illustrated by Japanese author Mikiyo Tsuda about the lives of three high school boys and the school they attend. The series is contained within multiple media pieces which began as a manga ...

, and Harumi Sakamoto from '' Princess Princess'' *Chiyo Sakamoto from ''

Memoirs of a Geisha ''Memoirs of a Geisha'' is a historical fiction novel by American author Arthur Golden, published in 1997. The novel, told in first person perspective, tells the story of Nitta Sayuri and the many trials she faces on the path to becoming and wo ...

'' *Julietta Sakamoto from ''

Air Master is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yokusaru Shibata. It was serialized in Hakusensha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Young Animal'' from 1996 to 2006, with its chapters collected in twenty-eight ''tankōbon'' volumes. The st ...

'' * Ryōta Sakamoto (坂本竜太), the main character in the manga series '' Btooom!'' (ブトゥーム!) *Sue, her brother Kazuma, and their mother Momorin Sakamoto from ''

Cave Story ''Cave Story'', originally released as is a 2004 Metroidvania platform-adventure game for Microsoft Windows. It was developed over five years by Japanese independent developer Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya in his free time. ''Cave Story'' features 2D ...

'' * Mio Sakamoto, from ''Strike Witches'' *, the main character in the 2002 South Korean science fiction film '' 2009: Lost Memories'' * Ryuji Sakamoto, from

Persona 5 is a 2016 role-playing video game developed by Atlus. It takes place in modern-day Tokyo and follows a high school student known by the pseudonym Joker who transfers to a new school after being falsely accused of assault and put on probation. ...

*Taro Sakamoto, from ''

Sakamoto Days ''Sakamoto Days'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuto Suzuki. It began serialization in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' in November 2020. It is simultaneously published in English by Viz Media a ...

'' *Tatsuma Sakamoto, from '' Gintama''

References

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