Sawai (written: 沢井 lit. "swamp well") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Gloria Sawai (1932–2011), American-Canadian author
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Hikaru Sawai (born 1964), Japanese koto player and composer, son of Kazue and Tadao Sawai
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Kazue Sawai is a Japanese '' koto'' player noted for her performance of contemporary classical music and free improvisation.
She began studying, at the age of eight, with Michio Miyagi. She later graduated from the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and ...
(born 1941), Japanese koto player and composer
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Kenichi Sawai was a Japanese martial artist
and a colonel in the Japanese army. Sawai is known for his background in the martial art style Yiquan, his association with founder of Kyokushin Karate, Mas Oyama and influence on various notable early Kyokushin prac ...
(1903–1988), Japanese martial artist and army officer
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Koji Sawai, Japanese anime director and artist
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Miku Sawai
is a Japanese musician from Osaka who is signed to Sony Music Entertainment Japan. She made her debut as a professional artist in 2011 with the release of her first single "Atashi, Kyō, Shitsuren Shimashita". Her music has been used as theme s ...
(born 1993), Japanese musician
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Miyuu Sawai
is a Japanese actress, model, and gravure idol.http://www.box-corporation.com/?portfolios=沢井美優 Her best-known role was Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon in the live-action adaptation of '' Sailor Moon'' which ran from 2003 to 2004.
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(born 1987), Japanese actress
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Ryosuke Sawai (born 1978), Japanese baseball player
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Sawai Atsuhiro (born 1939), Japanese yoga practitioner
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Shinichiro Sawai
was a Japanese film director and screenwriter.
Career
Born in Hamamatsu, Sawai studied German at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. Graduating in 1961, he joined the Toei Company as an assistant director and worked under such directors as ...
(born 1938), Japanese filmmaker
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Tadao Sawai (1938–1997), Japanese koto player and composer
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Tomoko Sawai (born 1967), Japanese wrestler better known as Eagle Sawai
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Yoshio Sawai
is a Japanese comedy, gag manga artist, best known for his series ''Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo'' and sequel ''Shinsetsu Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo'', both serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''. ''Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo'' was adapted into a 76 episodes anime series by t ...
(born 1977), Japanese manga artist
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Japanese-language surnames