Susumu is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: * Susumu Akagi (born 1972) Japanese voice actor *

Susumu Aoyagi was a professional baseball player from Japan. He played for Chiba Lotte Marines in the Japan Pacific League and the Yakult Swallows The Tokyo Yakult Swallows () are a Japanese professional baseball team competing in Nippon Profess ...

(青柳進, born 1968), Japanese baseball player *

Susumu Chiba is a Japanese voice actor from Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Some of his major roles include Seiji Hayami in ''Cutie Honey Flash'', Chiaki Nagoya in ''Phantom Thief Jeanne'', Sai Fujiwara in ''Hikaru no Go'', Chairman Muranishi in ''Kirar ...

(born 1970), Japanese voice actor *, Japanese bobsledder *

Susumu Fujita Susumu Fujita () (8 January 1912 – 23 March 1991) was a Japanese film and television actor. He played the lead role in Akira Kurosawa's first feature, ''Sanshiro Sugata'', and appeared in other Kurosawa films including ''The Men Who Tread On ...

(1912–1991), Japanese actor * Susumu Fukui (born 1947), Japanese Go player *

Susumu Hani is a Japanese film director, and one of the most prominent representatives of the 1960s Japanese New Wave. Born in Tokyo, he has directed both documentaries and feature films. He won the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award for his first ...

(born 1928), Japanese film director *, Japanese ice hockey player *

Susumu Hirasawa is a Japanese musician and composer. In the fifth year of elementary school, Hirasawa took up the electric guitar, inspired by the surf and instrumental rock bands he heard on the radio and on TV, later joining his junior high school's band. ...

(born 1954), Japanese progressive-electronic artist *

Susumu Ishii Susumu Ishii (石井進 ''Ishii Susumu''; 1924–1991) a.k.a. 石井隆匡 was the second ''kaicho'' (godfather) of the Inagawa-kai yakuza gang in Japan. He was also fifth ''socho'' of the Yokosuka-ikka. Ishii was born in Yokosuka in 1924. In W ...

(1924–1991), Japanese criminal *, Japanese urologist *

Susumu Kajiyama is a retired yakuza best known for his arrest in 2003, who was dubbed the "loan shark king". He has been introduced as a senior member of the Shizuoka-based Goryo-kai, a secondary organization of Japan's largest yakuza syndicate, the Yamaguchi-gum ...

(born around 1950), Japanese criminal * Susumu Katsumata (disambiguation), multiple people *

Susumu Kitagawa is a Japanese chemist working in the field of coordination chemistry, with specific focus on the chemistry of organic–inorganic hybrid compounds, as well as chemical and physical properties of porous coordination polymers and metal-organic fr ...

(born 1951), Japanese chemist *, Japanese sport shooter *

Susumu Kuno is a Japanese linguist and author. He is Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at Harvard University, where he received his Ph.D. degree in 1964 and spent his entire career. He received his A.B. and A.M. from Tokyo University where he received a thor ...

(born 1933), Japanese linguist and author *

Susumu Kurobe (born ; 22 October 1939) is a television, film and stage actor from Kurobe, Toyama, Japan, widely known for his portrayal of Shin Hayata, the first Ultraman in the '' titular character series'', a role he has played since the original series in ...

(born 1939), Japanese actor *

Susumu Matsushima __NOTOC__ was a Japanese photographer famous for portraits of women, fashion photography, and nudes. Matsushima was born on 5 January 1913 in Ushigome, Tokyo. He studied at Tōkyō Kōtō Kōgei Gakkō (, later incorporated within Chiba Universit ...

(born 1913), Japanese photographer *

Susumu Matsushita Susumu Matsushita (松下進 ''Matsushita Susumu''; born February 6, 1950 in Fussa, Tokyo) is a Japanese manga artist known for his unique American comic–influenced design. His most famous works are the designing of the mascots and of the Ori ...

(born 1950), Japanese manga artist. *

Susumu Mochizuki , better known by his ring name , is a Japanese people, Japanese Professional wrestling, professional wrestler currently signed to Dragon Gate (wrestling), Dragon Gate. He is not related to fellow Dragon Gate wrestler and long term ally/rival Mas ...

(born 1978), Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese politician *

Susumu Noguchi Susumu Noguchi (June 1, 1908May 1, 1961) was a Japanese professional boxer who was best known for winning the Japanese Welterweight title. In June 1931, Susumu Noguchi tried bombing Junnosuke Inoue's residence. Susumu Noguchi served a short pri ...

(1908-1961), Japanese professional boxer *

Susumu Ohno Susumu is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: * Susumu Akagi (born 1972) Japanese voice actor *Susumu Aoyagi (青柳進, born 1968), Japanese baseball player *Susumu Chiba (born 1970), Japanese voice actor *, Ja ...

(1928–2000), Japanese American geneticist and evolutionary biologist *

Susumu Ōno was a Tokyo-born linguist, specializing in the early history of the Japanese language. He graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1943, where he studied under Shinkichi Hashimoto. He was professor emeritus at Gakushuin University. Career Ō ...

(born 1919), Japanese linguist *

Susumu Ojima is a Japanese entrepreneur who was a founder and chairman of Huser Co., Ltd. Biography In 1953, he was born in Shikama, Kami District, Miyagi Prefecture. In 2005, he became the focus of attention in a scandal involving architectural forgery. ...

(born 1953), Japanese entrepreneur *, Japanese swimmer *

Susumu Tachi is a professor of Graduate School of Media Design at Keio University and Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo. Education Dr. Tachi received the B.E., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in mathematical engineering and information physics from the U ...

(born 1946), Japanese academic *, Japanese middle-distance runner *, Japanese sprinter *

Susumu Terajima is a Japanese actor. Though he has played a wide range of characters, he is perhaps best known for his portrayal of ''yakuza'' figures, most notably in the films of Takeshi Kitano. Terajima made his acting debut in 1986's ''A Homansu''. He ...

(born 1963), Japanese actor *

Tōki Susumu Tōki Susumu (born July 4, 1974 as Jun Tamaki) is a former sumo wrestler from Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was ''komusubi.'' He is now a sumo coach. Career Tōki began his career in January 1991 after joining the Takasago ...

(born 1974), Japanese former sumo wrestler *

Susumu Tonegawa is a Japanese scientist who was the sole recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1987 for his discovery of V(D)J recombination, the Genetics, genetic mechanism which produces antibody diversity. Although he won the Nobel Prize ...

(born 1939), Japanese scientist *, Japanese footballer and manager *

Yamazaki Susumu was a Shinsengumi officer and spy, otherwise known as a . He was a ''rōnin'' (masterless samurai) from Osaka and an expert in '' Katori Ryu''. In 1863, he officially joined the Shinsengumi and in 1864, Yamazaki and Shimada Kai were assigned b ...

(circa 1833-1868), Japanese spy *, Japanese Buddhist scholar *

Susumu Yanase is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Utsunomiya, Tochigi and graduate of Tohoku University, he joined the government of Tochigi Prefecture ...

(born 1950), Japanese politician *

Susumu Yokota Susumu Yokota (横田進 ''Yokota Susumu'', or ススム・ヨコタ ''Susumu Yokota''; born 1960 or 1961 – March 27, 2015) was a Japanese composer. He released several albums under pseudonyms including Stevia, Ebi, and others. Yokota worked ...

(21st century), Japanese composer *, Japanese manga artist

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*Susumu Gondawara, a minor character from ''

Yakuza 2 is an action-adventure game by Sega, the sequel to ''Yakuza''. It was released on December 7, 2006, for the PlayStation 2 in Japan and in September 2008 in North America and Europe. The game focuses on the former ''yakuza'' Kazuma Kiryu who recei ...

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Yakuza Kiwami 2 ''Yakuza Kiwami 2'' is an action-adventure video game developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and published by Sega. It is a remake of the 2006 video game '' Yakuza 2'' for the PlayStation 2, and is the ''Yakuza'' series' second remake title following ...

'' *, main character from ''

Mr. Driller is a puzzle video game franchise created by Yasuhito Nagaoka and Hideo Yoshizawa for Namco. The eponymous first game was released in 1999 for arcades and several home consoles, such as the PlayStation. Gameplay in the series consists of contr ...

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Susumu Kodai is a fictional character appearing in ''Space Battleship Yamato''. In the ''Star Blazers'' localization, he is known as Derek Wildstar, also known as Jason Kodai in the English dub of the first ''Yamato'' movie. Character commentary In the se ...

, main character from ''Space Battleship Yamato'' * Susumu Utada, a character from ''

Machine Robo Rescue is a 2003 Japanese mecha anime television series produced by Sunrise. It's the third incarnation of the ''Machine Robo'' anime trilogy, which is based on the toyline by PLEX and Bandai. It is directed by Mamoru Kanbe (''Cardcaptor Sakura'') and ...

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