Toshirō is a masculine

Japanese given name in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name. Japanese names are usually written in kanji, where the pronunciation follows a special set of rules. Because parents when naming children, and foreigners when adoptin ...

Written forms

Toshirō can be written using different combinations of

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characters. Here are some examples: *利郎, "advantage, son" *敏郎, "agile, son" *俊郎, "sagacious, son" *利朗, "advantage, bright" *敏朗, "agile, bright" *俊朗, "sagacious, bright" The name can also be written in

hiragana is a Japanese language, Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''. It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' means "common" or "plain" kana (originally also "easy", ...

としろう or

katakana is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji). The word ''katakana'' means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived fr ...

トシロウ.

Notable people with the name

* Toshiro Ide (井手俊郎, 1910–1988), Japanese screenwriter. *

Toshiro Kageyama was a professional Go player. He is well known in the Western go world for his book ''Lessons in the Fundamentals of Go''. Biography Kageyama was born in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. In 1948, he won the biggest amateur Go tournament in Japan ...

(影山利郎, 1926–1990), Japanese Go player. *

Toshiro Kandagawa was a Japanese chef, known primarily for his strict following of classic Japanese cooking styles. Career Kandagawa entered the cooking profession at the age of 16 when he was hired on as an apprentice cook at the restaurant ''Nadaman'' (なだ ...

(神田川俊郎, 1939–2021), Japanese chef. *

Toshiro Konishi Toshiro Konishi (July 11, 1953 – April 16, 2016) was a Japanese Peruvian chef, musician, and television personality. Konishi, a pioneer of Japanese cuisine in Peru, opened one of the first Japanese restaurants in Lima in 1977. He was one of Peru' ...

(トシロウ・コニシ, 1953–2016), Japanese-Peruvian chef, musician and television personality. * Toshiro Masuda (増田俊郎, born 1959), Japanese composer. *

Toshiro Mayuzumi was a Japanese composer. He was known for his implementation of avant-garde instrumentation alongside traditional Japanese musical techniques. His works drew inspiration from a variety of sources ranging from jazz to Balinese music, and he wa ...

(黛敏郎, 1929–1997), Japanese composer. *

Toshirō Mifune was a Japanese actor and producer. The recipient of numerous awards and accolades over a lengthy career, he is widely considered one of the greatest actors of all time. He often played hypermasculine characters and was noted for his commandin ...

(三船敏郎, 1920–1997), Japanese actor. * Toshirō Mutō (武藤敏郎, born 1943), former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Japan. * Toshiro Nomura (野村敏郎), Japanese astronomer. * Toshiro Sasaki (佐左木俊郎, 1900–1933), Japanese author. *

Toshiro Suga Toshirō Suga (born 22 August 1950) is a Japanese aikido instructor. He holds the rank of 7th dan Aikikai. Born in Tokyo, his aikido teachers included Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of the martial art, and Morihiro Saito. For many years, he tau ...

(菅俊朗, born 1950), aikido instructor. *, Japanese sport wrestler. * Toshiro Tomochika (友近聡朗, born 1975), Japanese politician. *

Toshiro Tsuchida (born 1964) is a Japanese game director and game producer who currently works for Japanese Social Game company GREE. He formerly worked for Square Enix Co., Ltd. (formerly Square Co., Ltd.). He is most notably credited for creating the ''Front ...

(土田俊郎, born 1964), Japanese game director. * Toshiro Yabuki (矢吹俊郎, born 1961), Japanese music composer. * Toshiro Yamabe (山部俊郎, 1926–2000), Japanese Go player. *

Toshirō Yanagiba is a Japanese actor. Career Yanagiba has appeared in films such as the ''Bayside Shakedown'' series, ''Chinese Dinner'', and ''Space Battleship Yamato (2010 film), Space Battleship Yamato''. Filmography Film * ''Minami e Hashire, Umi no Michi ...

(柳葉敏郎, born 1961), Japanese actor.

Fictional characters

*Toshiro Kurusu (栗栖敏郎), a character in the 2001 anime film '' WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3''. *Toshiro Hijikata (土方十四郎), a character in the manga and anime series ''

Gintama is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hideaki Sorachi. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2003 to September 2018, later in '' Jump Giga'' from December 2018 ...

''. *Toshiro Umezawa (梅澤俊郎), a character in the collectible card game '' Magic: The Gathering''. *Toshiro Hitsugaya (日番谷冬獅郎), the captain of tenth division in ''

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''. *Toshiro Makabe, a character in the video game '' Shogo: Mobile Armor Division'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Toshirou Japanese masculine given names Masculine given names