Kentarō, Kentaro, Kentarou or Kentaroh (written using such

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DJ Kentaro Kentaro Okamoto (born c.1982), better known as DJ Kentaro, is a Japanese musician and DJ.''Tuff Kuts'' review, ''The Wire'', 2008, vol. 293-298, p. 70 He won third place in the Technics category of the DMC World DJ Final in 2001 and won it in 200 ...

(born 1982), Japanese DJ, remixer *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese composer, pianist *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese football player *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese football player *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese football player *, Japanese football player *, Japanese football player *, Japanese swimmer and Olympic medalist *, Japanese comedian, theatre director, manga artist *, Japanese alpine skier *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese football player *, Japanese runner *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese football player *, Japanese film director *, Japanese model and actor *, Japanese football player *, Japanese composer and conductor, also known as Ken-P *, Japanese football player *, Japanese football player *, Japanese football player *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese wrestler *, Japanese football player *, Japanese actor and singer *, Japanese football player *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese manga artist *

Kentaro Toyama Kentaro Toyama is a computer scientist and international development researcher, who works on the relationship of technology and global development. He is the W. K. Kellogg Professor at the University of Michigan School of InformationMcDonald, Am ...

, Japanese computer scientist *, Japanese football player *, Japanese football player *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese footballer

Fictional characters

* Mr. Kentaro Moto, character name of Mr. Moto in a series of films, portrayed him as a detective by

Peter Lorre Peter Lorre (; born László Löwenstein, ; June 26, 1904 – March 23, 1964) was a Hungarian and American actor, active first in Europe and later in the United States. Known for his timidly devious characters, his appearance, and accented vo ...

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Maison Ikkoku is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine '' Big Comic Spirits'' from November 1980 to April 1987, with the chapters collected into 15 volumes. ''Mais ...

'' series *Kentaro Kyoutani (京谷賢太郎), a character from ''

Haikyu!! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from February 2012 to July 2020, with its chapters collected in 45 volumes. The story f ...

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Haruma Miura was a Japanese actor and singer. He made his acting debut in the television drama ''Agri'' (1997) and rose to popularity after starring in the film ''Koizora'' (2007), winning Newcomer of the Year at the 31st Japan Academy Prize. In the follo ...

in the film ''

The Eternal Zero is a 2006 novel by Naoki Hyakuta. It became a best-seller, with four million copies sold. It was made into a popular 2013 movie. The novel was criticised by famed Studio Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki as being "a pack of lies" about the war ...

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Love Hina is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ken Akamatsu. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from October 1998 to October 2001, with the chapters collected into 14 volumes by Kodansha. The series tells ...

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Hanebado! , also known as ''The Badminton Play of Ayano Hanesaki!'' or ''Hanebad!'', is a Japanese sports manga series by Kōsuke Hamada. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''good! Afternoon'' from June 2013 to October 2019, wi ...

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Tiger Mask is a Japanese manga series written by Ikki Kajiwara and illustrated by Naoki Tsuji. The series was first published in Kodansha's ''Bokura Magazine'' from 1968 to 1970 and was later published in ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from 1970 to ...

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