Yamazaki or Yamasaki (written: lit. "mountain promontory") is the 22nd most common Japanese surname. Less common variants are and . Notable people with the surname include: *

Amy Yamazaki Amy is a female given name, sometimes short for Amanda, Amelia, Amélie, or Amita. In French, the name is spelled ''" Aimée"''. People A–E * Amy Acker (born 1976), American actress * Amy Vera Ackman, also known as Mother Giovanni (1886 ...

, British actress *

Arturo Yamasaki Arturo Maximo Yamasaki Maldonado also known as ''Arturo Yamasaki'' (11 May 1929 Lima, Peru - 23 July 2013 Mexico City, Mexico) was a Peruvian-Mexican international football referee. He represented the Peruvian Football Association from 1960 to 1 ...

, Peruvian-Mexican football referee *, Japanese philosopher and scholar *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese voice actress and singer *, Japanese kickboxer *, Japanese rhythmic gymnast *, Japanese actress *, Japanese comedian *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese weightlifter *, Japanese field hockey player *, Japanese poet *, better known as Hōsei Tsukitei, Japanese comedian and ''rakugo'' performer *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese actor and singer *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese lawyer, politician and cabinet minister *, Japanese television personality *, Japanese diplomat *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese hurdler *, Japanese professional wrestler and commentator *, Japanese general *, Japanese sprinter *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese actor *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese general *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *

Kunio Yamazaki Dr. Kunio Yamazaki was a biologist who worked at the Monell Chemical Senses Center from 1980 until his death. Yamazaki is most notable for his extensive work with the major histocompatibility complex. He has worked with Dr. Gary Beauchamp Dr. ...

, Japanese biologist *, Japanese archer * Lindsey Yamasaki (born 1980), American women's basketball player *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese gravure idol and actress *, Japanese manga artist *

Mario Yamasaki Mario Yamasaki (born in São Paulo, Brazil on April 22, 1964) is a Brazilian mixed martial arts referee licensed in many states, most recognizable from his duties with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), as well as founder and chief instru ...

, Brazilian mixed martial arts referee *, Japanese women's footballer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese cross-country skier *, Japanese writer, literary critic and philosopher *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese musician *, Japanese musician *, Japanese politician *, singer and member of the

j-pop J-pop ( ja, ジェイポップ, ''jeipoppu''; often stylized as J-POP; an abbreviated form of "Japanese popular music"), natively also known simply as , is the name for a form of popular music that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the ...

girl group

Morning Musume , formerly simply and colloquially referred to as , are a Japanese girl group, holding the second highest overall single sales (of a female group) on the Oricon, Oricon charts as of February 2012, with the Oricon record of most top ten singles ...

*, Japanese-American architect *, Japanese archaeologist * Naka Yamazaki, better known as Sophia Wilson, Japanese courtesan *, Japanese writer *, Japanese astronaut *, Japanese geographer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese gymnast *, Japanese freestyle skier *, Japanese video game composer *, Japanese bobsledder *, Japanese swimmer * Shigueto Yamasaki (born 1966), Brazilian judoka *, Japanese water polo player *, Japanese inventor *, Japanese poet *, Shinsengumi officer and spy *, Japanese film director, screenwriter and visual effects director *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese politician *, Japanese karateka and kickboxer *

Tizuka Yamasaki Tizuka Yamasaki (born May 12, 1949) is a Brazilian film director. Early life and work Born in Porto Alegre, at the age of 2, Tizuka moved back with her Japanese immigrants parents to the city of Atibaia, in the state of São Paulo. In her tee ...

(born 1949), Brazilian film director *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese sport wrestler *, Japanese artist *, Japanese actor *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese baseball player * Yasutsugu Yamasaki, Japanese engineer designer of the

Akashi Bridge The is a suspension bridge which links the city of Kobe on the Japanese island of Honshu to Iwaya on Awaji Island. It is part of the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway, and crosses the busy and turbulent Akashi Strait (''Akashi Kaikyō'' in Japanese ...

*, Imperial Japanese Army officer *, Japanese announcer *, Japanese racewalker *, Japanese footballer

Fictional characters

*Asami Yamazaki, from the ''Audition'' horror film * Kaoru Yamazaki, from ''Welcome to the N.H.K.'' * Linna Yamazaki, from the anime series ''Bubblegum Crisis'' *

Ryuji Yamazaki The following is a list of player character, video game characters featured in the ''Fatal Fury'' fighting game series developed by SNK. The series consists of the original ''Fatal Fury: King of Fighters, Fatal Fury'', ''Fatal Fury 2'', ''Fatal F ...

, a SNK character *

Takashi Yamazaki is a Japanese visual effects artist, television producer, director, screenwriter, and actor. He won the Director of the Year and Screenplay of the Year awards at the Japan Academy Film Prize in 2006 for '' Always: Sunset on Third Street''. He ...

, from ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' anime *

Tanpopo Yamazaki is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Yuu Watase. The manga is five volumes long. It has been licensed in North America by Viz Media. Plot Yamazaki Tanpopo moves from Hokkaidō to Tokyo in order to begin high school in an entirely ...

, from the manga series ''Imadoki!'' *

Sagaru Yamazaki The characters from the anime and manga series ''Gin Tama'' were created by Hideaki Sorachi. The story is set in Edo, the "Land of the Samurai", which has been invaded by aliens named Amanto, who subsequently coexist with humans. Despite the t ...

, from the manga series ''Gintama'' *Sosuke Yamazaki, from the anime series ''Free! - Eternal Summer''

References

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