Shintarō is any of several Japanese male

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s. They consist of a prefix followed by "tarō", which alone is a name common among first sons. Prefixes carry additional meaning, such as "new"; many of these can stand alone as a given name. Possible writings include: 新太郎, 慎太郎, 信太郎, 真太郎, 晋太郎. Real people who have used the name include: *, Japanese politician *, Japanese linguist *, Japanese scriptwriter, director, actor, voice actor *, Hokkaidō Nippon Ham Fighters baseball player *, Japanese baseball player for the Oakland Athletics *, Japanese magician *, Japanese admiral *, Japanese malacologist *, former

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player for

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and other teams *, Japanese badminton player *, former Tokyo governor *, Japanese politician *, TBS announcer *, Japanese actor *, Japanese sprinter *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese samurai *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese musician *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese entrepreneur *, Japanese inventor *, Japanese model, actor and singer *, Japanese businessman *, Japanese painter *, Japanese baseball player *,

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Fictional characters

* Akikusa Shintaro, the nom de guerre of the lead character from the cult 1960s Japanese TV series ''

The Samurai A samurai is a member of the Japanese warrior caste. Samurai may also refer to: Film and television * ''Samurai'' (2002 film), a 2002 Tamil-language film * ''Le Samouraï'', a 1967 French film also known as ''The Samurai'' * ''The Samurai'' ...

'' *, protagonist of the anime, light novels, manga series ''

Kagerou Project The , also known as or "Kagerou Days", is a Japanese mixed-media project. It started as a Vocaloid song series created by . The story revolves around the Mekakushi Dan, a group of young people with unusual eye-related powers. The franch ...

'', also known as Mekakucity Actors *, character from the ''

Beelzebub Beelzebub ( ; he, ''Baʿal-zəḇūḇ'') or Beelzebul is a name derived from a Philistine god, formerly worshipped in Ekron, and later adopted by some Abrahamic religions as a major demon. The name ''Beelzebub'' is associated with the Can ...

'' manga and anime series

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