In ancient Japan, the saotome (“early maiden” 早乙女) were unmarried girls tasked with planting rice in paddies Saotome is also a

Japanese family name in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name, in that order. Nevertheless, when a Japanese name is written in the Roman alphabet, ever since the Meiji era, the official policy has been to cater to Western expecta ...

. It may refer to:

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Mitsugi Saotome (born March 7, 1937) is a Japanese people, Japanese aikido teacher currently living in the United States. He was a direct disciple of the founder of aikido, Morihei Ueshiba. Biography At the age of 16, Mitsugi Saotome began his martial arts tr ...

, aikido master instructor *

Taichi Saotome , also known as , is a Japanese actor and singer. He played young men and onnagata roles of women. Biography His father is the head of the theatre troupe ''Gekidan Sujaku''. Saotome performed in '' taishū engeki''. A "female impersonator", he ...

, traditional Japanese stage actor *, Japanese actor

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* Ako Saotome from

Aikatsu Stars! is an arcade collectible card game in Bandai's Data Carddass line of machines, which was launched in May 2016. It is the successor to the ''Aikatsu!'' series of arcade games. The game revolves around using collectible cards featuring various ...

* Alto Saotome from

Macross Frontier is a Japanese anime television series and the third Japanese anime television series set in the ''Macross'' universe. It was broadcast on MBS from April 4, 2008 to September 26, 2008. ''Macross Frontier'' is the story of a human space ...

Genma Saotome Genma ( ja, げんま) may refer to: Literature * ''Genma Taisen'' (幻魔大戦), a science fiction manga series that began in 1967 Characters * Genma (Onimusha), recurring enemies and race of monsters in the ''Onimusha'' video game series * ...

Ranma Saotome is a Character (arts), fictional character and the titular protagonist of the manga series ''Ranma ½'', created by Rumiko Takahashi. Ranma is a Japanese teenage boy who has trained in martial arts since early childhood. As a result of falling ...

and Nodoka Saotome from ''

Ranma ½ is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from August 1987 to March 1996, with the chapters collected into 38 ''tankōbon'' volumes by Shogakukan. The st ...

'' * Haruna Saotome from ''

Negima! Magister Negi Magi ''Negima! Magister Negi Magi'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ken Akamatsu. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from February 2003 to March 2012, with its chapters co ...

'' * Jin Saotome from Capcom's "

Cyberbots ''Cyberbots: Fullmetal Madness'', released in Japan as simply , is a fighting game developed and published by Capcom in 1995. It is a spin-off of the beat'em up game ''Armored Warriors''. ''Cyberbots'' was ported to the Sega Saturn and the PlaySta ...

" game * Junko Saotome, a supporting character from the manga series ''NANA'' * Makoto Saotome from

Kannazuki no Miko is a Japanese ''Yuri (genre), yuri'' manga series created by Kaishaku (manga group), Kaishaku. The series, centering on the relationship between main characters Himeko and Chikane, also has elements of mecha themes in its plot. The 14-chapter ...

* Mary Saotome from Kakegurui * Mondonosuke Saotome a.k.a. Bored Hatamoto from the series of movies starring

Utaemon Ichikawa was a Japanese film actor famous for starring roles in jidaigeki from the 1920s to the 1960s. Trained in kabuki from childhood, he made his film debut in 1925 at Makino Film Productions under Shōzō Makino. Quickly gaining popularity, he follow ...

* Otome Saotome from ''

Shimoneta , officially abbreviated as in Japan, is a Japanese light novel series written by Hirotaka Akagi and illustrated by Eito Shimotsuki. Shogakukan published eleven volumes under their Gagaga Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation titled with art by ...

'' * Rei Saotome from ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX''

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