Iwai (written: lit. "rock well" or ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* , Japanese trade union leader
* , Japanese footballer
* , Japanese politician
* , Japanese musician
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Iwai Hanshirō I was a Japanese kabuki performer, known both for his own work and for his role as the progenitor of a family of kabuki actorsNussbaum, Louis Frédéric ''et al.'' (2005). from Osaka.Leiter, Samuel L. (2006).
Iwai Hanshirō was a stage name with ...
(1652–1699), Japanese kabuki artist
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Iwai Hanshirō V
was a Japanese kabuki performer, known both for his own work and for his place in the lineage of a family of kabuki actors in Edo during the Edo period. He was the son of Iwai Hanshirō IV.Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric ''et al.'' (2005).
Iwai H ...
(1776–1847), Japanese kabuki artist
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Iwai Hanshirō VIII
was a Japanese kabuki performer, known both for his own work and for his place in the lineage of a family of kabuki actors.Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric ''et al.'' (2005).
He was the son of Iwai Hanshirō VII.Leiter, Samuel L. (2006).
Iwai ...
(1829–1882), Japanese kabuki artist
* , Japanese economist
* , Japanese curler
* , Japanese politician
* , Japanese film director
* , Japanese footballer
* , Japanese artist
* , Japanese voice actress
* , Japanese pop singer
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Japanese-language surnames