Susumu is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *

Susumu Akagi is a Japanese voice actor, specialising in supportive anime roles. Filmography Television animation * '' Ikkitousen'' series (2003) – (Moutoku Sousou) * '' Tokko'' (2006) – (Takeru Inukai) * ''Nodame Cantabile'' (2007) – Hans * '' Spice a ...

(born 1972) Japanese voice actor *

Susumu Aoyagi was a professional baseball player. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Lotte Orions/Chiba Lotte Marines in the Japan Pacific League and the Yakult Swallows The Tokyo Yakult Swallows () are a Japanese professional b ...

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

Susumu Chiba is a Japanese voice actor. Some of his major roles include Seiji Hayami in '' Cutie Honey Flash'', Chiaki Nagoya in '' Phantom Thief Jeanne'', Sai Fujiwara in '' Hikaru no Go'', Jetfire and Wheeljack in '' Transformers: Armada'', Chairman Murani ...

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

Susumu Fujita 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 the Tiger's Tail'' (as Togashi, commander of the ...

(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 film, feature films. He won the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award ...

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

Susumu Hirasawa is a Japanese musician and composer. He is well known for his work for the films of director Satoshi Kon and the animated adaptations of the Berserk (manga), ''Berserk'' manga series, alongside his work as a solo artist and as a member of P-Mode ...

(born 1954), Japanese progressive-electronic artist *

Susumu Ishii Susumu Ishii 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. As a child, he moved with his family to Kamakura where they ran a sm ...

(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- ...

(born around 1950), Japanese criminal *

Susumu Katsumata (disambiguation) Susumu Katsumata may refer to: * Susumu Katsumata (footballer), Japanese footballer * Susumu Katsumata (manga artist), Japanese manga artist {{Hndis, Katsumata, Susumu ...

, multiple people *

Susumu Kitagawa ForMemRS 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- ...

(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. Early life Kuno received his A.B. and A.M. from Tokyo University where ...

(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 (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 professional wrestler currently signed to Dragon Gate. He is not related to fellow Dragon Gate wrestler and long-term ally/rival Masaaki Mochizuki, who debuted much earlier for WAR. Professional ...

(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 pr ...

(1908–1961), Japanese professional boxer *

Susumu Ohno was a Japanese-American geneticist and evolutionary biologist, and seminal researcher in the field of molecular evolution. Biography Susumu Ohno was born to Japanese parents in Keijō, Chōsen (present-day Seoul, South Korea), Empire of ...

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

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 is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honsh ...

(born 1953), Japanese entrepreneur *

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 ...

(1919–2008), Japanese linguist *

Susumu Sugiyama Susumu Sugiyama (; 10 April 1932 – 10 April 2025) was a Japanese alpine skier. He competed in three events at the 1956 Winter Olympics The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as ...

(杉山進, 1932–2025), Japanese alpine skier *, 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 ...

(born 1946), Japanese academic *, Japanese actor *, 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.'' Wrestling for Takasago stable, he was a sumo coach at two other stables until his retirement in 2 ...

(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 genetic mechanism which produces antibody diversity. Although he won the Nobel Prize for his w ...

(born 1939), Japanese scientist *, Japanese footballer and manager * Yamazaki Susumu (circa 1833-1868), Japanese spy *, Japanese Buddhist scholar * Susumu Yanase (born 1950), Japanese politician *

Susumu Yokota Susumu Yokota (横田進 ''Yokota Susumu'', or ススム・ヨコタ ''Susumu Yokota''; born 22 April 1960 – 27 March 2015) was a Japanese record producer and composer. He released several albums under pseudonyms including Stevia, Ebi, and oth ...

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

Fictional characters

*Susumu Gondawara, a minor character from ''

Yakuza 2 is a 2006 action-adventure game developed and published by Sega for the PlayStation 2. The second installment of the ''Yakuza'' series and the sequel to ''Yakuza'', it was released on December 7, 2006, in Japan and in September 2008 in North Am ...

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Yakuza Kiwami 2 ''Yakuza Kiwami 2'' is a 2017 action-adventure 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, the second remake in the ''Yakuza'' series following 2016's ...

'' *, main character from '' Mr. Driller'' *

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 Space Battleship Yamato (1977 film), first ''Yamato'' mo ...

, main character from ''

Space Battleship Yamato is a Japanese science fiction anime series written by Yoshinobu Nishizaki, directed by manga artist Leiji Matsumoto, and produced by Academy Productions. The series aired in Yomiuri TV from October 6, 1974 to March 30, 1975, totaling u ...

'' * Susumu Utada, a character from ''

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

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