Yamashita (written: lit. "under the mountain") is the 29th most common Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Akihiko Yamashita is a Studio Ghibli animator who is famous for ''Howl's Moving Castle'' and ''Giant Robo (OVA)''. As a character designer * ''Urotsukidōji'' (1987-1994) * ''Relic Armor Legaciam'' (1987) * ''Giant Robo'' (1992-1994) (with Toshiyuki Kubooka) * '' W ...

(born 1966), Japanese animator * Ayaka Yamashita (disambiguation), multiple people * Bruce Yamashita, U.S. military lawyer *, Japanese handball player * Yamashita Gentarō (Gentarō Yamashita) (1863–1931), Japanese admiral *

Gota Yamashita is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing in Pancrase's welterweight division. He is a former welterweight King of Pancrase. Mixed martial arts career Early career Yamashita started his professional career in 2010. Except for his ...

(born 1989), Japanese mixed martial artist *

Haruhiro Yamashita is a Japanese gymnast, who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics. He won two gold medals, in the vault and team combined exercises. After marriage he changed his last name from Yamashita to Matsuda (松田), adopting his aunt's surname, who took ...

(born 1938), Japanese gymnast *, Japanese model and beauty pageant winner *, Japanese ice hockey player *

Hiroko Yamashita (disambiguation) Hiroko Yamashita may refer to: * Hiroko Yamashita (actress) (born 1963), Japanese actress * Hiroko Yamashita (athlete) (born 1951), Japanese long jumper {{hndis, Yamashita, Hiroko ...

, multiple people *

Iris Yamashita Iris Yamashita is a Japanese-American screenwriter. She was hired by Clint Eastwood to write the Japanese side of the story of the Battle of Iwo Jima, once rumored to be titled ''Lamps Before the Wind'', then called ''Red Sun, Black Sand'', bef ...

, U.S. screenwriter *, Japanese sprinter *

Karen Tei Yamashita Karen Tei Yamashita ( ja, 山下てい ; born January 8, 1951) is a Japanese-American writer. Early life Yamashita was born on January 8, 1951, in Oakland, California. Career Yamashita is Professor of Literature at the University of Calif ...

(born 1951), Japanese-American writer *

Keigo Yamashita is a professional Go player. Yamashita adopted the name Honinbo Dowa after winning his first Honinbo title in 2010. Biography A student of Yasuro Kikuchi, Yamashita turned professional in 1993. He won the 19th Kisei 2 dan division in 199 ...

(born 1978), Japanese Go player *

Kazuhito Yamashita is a Japanese classical guitarist and husband of the composer Keiko Fujiie. His technique and expression are highly acclaimed. By the age of 32, Yamashita had already released 52 albums, including repertoires for solo guitar, guitar concertos, cha ...

(born 1961), Japanese classical guitarist *

Kinuyo Yamashita is a Japanese composer and musician known for her contributions in video games. Her best known soundtrack is Konami's '' Castlevania'', which was also her debut work. She was co-credited with Satoe Terashima under the pseudonym James Banana for ...

, Japanese composer *

Kumi Yamashita Yamashita Kumi is a Japanese artist based in New York. She was born in 1968 in Takasaki, Japan, and then relocated to the United States in high school as part of an exchange student program. Yamashita received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1994 ...

(born 1968), artist *

Kyle Yamashita Kyle T. Yamashita (born September 2, 1959) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives since November 2, 2004 representing District 12. Elections *2012 Yamashita was unopposed for the August 11, 201 ...

(born 1959), American politician * Maki Yamashita (born 1974), Japanese pop musician *

Michinori Yamashita Michinori Yamashita (born 1953 in Japan) is a professor ( Japanese mathematician) at the Rissho University. He studied at the Sophia University Sophia University (Japanese: 上智大学, ''Jōchi Daigaku''; Latin: ''Universitas Sedis Sapienti ...

(born 1953), Japanese mathematician *, Japanese rower *

Mizuki Yamashita is a Japanese idol singer, model, and actress. She is a member of Nogizaka46 and an exclusive model for ''CanCam'' magazine. Her acting roles include the supporting role of Mami Ichinose in the BS TV Tokyo series ''Cheers to Miki Clinic'', the ...

(born 1999), Japanese idol and actress *

Norifumi Yamashita (born 10 September 1962) is a retired Japanese triple jumper. He was the first Japanese to jump over 17 metres in the event. His personal best jump was 17.15 metres, achieved in June 1986 in Tokyo. His children are also track and field athletes ...

(born 1962), Japanese triple jumper *

Reiko Yamashita Aurora Gonin Musume (オーロラ5人娘, ''Aurora's five daughters'') was a short-lived J-Pop group, that made their debut on 7 April 1993 with the single "Cool Love" (クールな恋). The group's members were Chiemi Chiba, Reiko Chiba, Ichik ...

(born 1973), Japanese pop musician *, Japanese painter *, Japanese footballer *

Sachiko Yamashita is a Japanese former long-distance runner, who won the silver medal in the women's marathon at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), i ...

(born 1964), Japanese long-distance runner *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese ice hockey player * Yamashita Shintaro (山下新太郎, 1881-1966), Japanese painter *

Stomu Yamashta Stomu Yamashta (or Yamash'ta), born , is a Japanese percussionist, keyboardist and composer. He is best known for pioneering and popularising a fusion of traditional Japanese percussive music with Western progressive rock music in the 1960s and 1 ...

or Yamashita Tsutomu (born 1947), Japanese percussionist, keyboardist and composer *

Tadashi Yamashita is a Japanese American martial artist and actor. Early life Tadashi Yamashita was born in Japan in 1942, but he considers himself an Okinawan. His father died when he was three and he and his mother moved to Okinawa when he was 8, after the ...

(born 1942), Japanese-born American martial artist *

Takuji Yamashita was a Japanese civil rights activist. In spite of social and legal barriers, he directly challenged three major barriers against Asians in the United States: citizenship, joining a profession, and owning land. Biography Yamashita was born in Yawat ...

(1874-1959), Japanese-American civil rights pioneer *

Tatsuro Yamashita , occasionally credited as Tatsu Yamashita or Tats Yamashita, is a Japanese singer-songwriter and record producer, who is known for pioneering the style of Japanese adult-oriented rock/soft rock music. His most well-known song is "Christmas E ...

(born 1953), Japanese musician and record producer * Tokuo Yamashita (1919–2014), Japanese politician *

Tomohisa Yamashita , also widely known as , or Tomo, is a Japanese singer, actor, and TV host. Yamashita joined the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates as a trainee in 1996 (age 11) and made his small acting debut for NHK's ''Shonentachi'' (1998) and has be ...

(born 1985), Japanese pop musician *, Japanese sport shooter *

Tomoyuki Yamashita was a Japanese officer and convicted war criminal, who was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Yamashita led Japanese forces during the invasion of Malaya and Battle of Singapore, with his accomplishment of conquering ...

(1885-1946), Japanese general *

Toru Yamashita , better known by his stage name Toru, is a guitarist and the leader of the Japanese rock band One Ok Rock. He was in the hip-hop dance group Heads along with Ryota Kohama from One Ok Rock before they disbanded in 2002. Personal life Toru w ...

(born 1988), Japanese guitarist *

Yasuhiro Yamashita is a Japanese judoka. He currently works as an instructor or advisor for numerous organizations, including Tokai University, the International Judo Federation, and thAll Japan Judo Federation He retired from competitive judo on June 17, 1985 af ...

(born 1957), Japanese judoka *

Yoshiteru Yamashita is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Club career Yamashita was born in Fukuoka on November 21, 1977. After graduating from Higashi Fukuoka High School in 1996, he joined J1 League side Avispa Fukuoka. He m ...

(born 1977), Japanese footballer *

Yamashita Yoshitsugu Yamashita Yoshitsugu (山下義韶, February 16, 1865 – October 26, 1935), also known as Yamashita Yoshiaki, was a Japanese judoka. He was the first person to have been awarded 10th degree red belt ('' jūdan'') rank in Kodokan judo, althou ...

(1865-1935), Japanese Judo exponent * Yosuke Yamashita (born 1942), Japanese jazz musician * Sachio Yamashita, Japanese-American artist, abstract painter and muralist

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* Mari Yamashita

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