Toshio is a common masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

Toshio can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *敏夫, "agile, man" *敏男, "agile, man" *敏雄, "agile, male" *俊夫, "sagacious, man" *俊雄, "sagacious, male" *利生, "advantage, life" *寿雄, "long life, male" *登志男, "ascend, intention, man" The name can also be written in hiragana としお or katakana トシオ.

Notable people with the name

*, Japanese water polo player * Toshio Furukawa (古川登志夫, born 1946), Japanese voice actor *

Toshio Gotō is a Japanese Film director, director. He had worked as an assistant director of Satsuo Yamamoto from 1962 to 1978. He directed his first film in 1978. His 2009 film ''Beauty (2009 film), Beauty'' was entered into the 31st Moscow International Fi ...

(後藤俊夫, born 1938), Japanese film director * Toshio Iwai (岩井俊雄, born 1962), Japanese interactive media and installation artist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese fencer * Toshio Kakei (筧利夫, born 1962), Japanese actor *

Toshio Kimura was a Japanese politician who served as foreign minister for six months in 1974. Early life Kimura was born into a politically active family on 15 January 1909. His father and grandfather were both lawmakers. Career Kimura was elected to the ...

(木村俊夫, 1909–1983), Japanese politician *

Toshio Maeda is an erotic manga artist who was prolific in the 1980s and '90s. Several of Maeda's works have been used as a basis for original video animations (OVA) including ''La Blue Girl'', ''Adventure Kid'', '' Demon Beast Invasion'', ''Demon Warrior Ko ...

(前田俊夫, born 1953), Japanese

manga artist A is a comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. As of 2006, about 3,000 professional manga artists were working in Japan. Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist be ...

* Toshio Masuda (舛田利雄, born 1927), Japanese film director *, Japanese film director *, Japanese dancer and actor *, Japanese writer, publisher and businessman * Toshio Nakanishi, a Japanese musician and an artist * Tosiwo Nakayama (中山利雄, 1931–2003), first president of the Federated States of Micronesia * Toshio Odate (トシオ・オダテ, born 1930), Japanese-born American sculptor * Toshio Ogawa (小川敏夫, born 1948), Japanese politician * Toshio Shibata (柴田敏雄, born 1949), Japanese photographer * Toshio Shimao (島尾敏雄, 1917–1986), Japanese novelist * Toshio Suzuki (driver) (鈴木利男, born 1955), Japanese racing driver * Toshio Suzuki (producer) (鈴木敏夫, born 1948), chief producer of the Japanese animation studio '' Studio Ghibli'' * Toshio Tosanoumi (土佐ノ海敏生, born 1972), Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese politician *, Japanese water polo player *, Japanese bobsledder *, Japanese politician *, Japanese politician * Toshio Yamane (山根敏郎, born 1953), Japanese photographer * Toshio Narahashi (トシオ・ナラハシ, 1927–2013), Japanese-born American pharmacologist

Fictional characters

*Toshio Ozaki (尾崎敏夫), a protagonist in the horror novel/manga/anime series '' Shiki''. *

Toshio Saeki (Ju-on) is a fictional character from the ''Ju-on'' franchise, created by Takashi Shimizu. He was played by several child actors, including Daiki Sawada in the short movie '' 4444444444'', Ryōta Koyama in the original two V-Cinema movies, Yuya Ozeki i ...

(佐伯俊雄), a main antagonist in the Japanese horror series '' ''Ju-on'''' *Toshio Utsumi (内海俊夫), a character in the anime and manga series '' Cat's Eye'' {{given name Japanese masculine given names