Masato (written: , , , , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *

Masato (kickboxer) is a Japanese retired welterweight kickboxer. He was the ISKA World Welterweight Oriental Rules champion, as well as the winner of the K-1 WORLD MAX World tournament in 2003 and 2008. In addition, he was also the runner-up of the K-1 Wo ...

(born 1979), Japanese former welterweight kickboxer, won K-1 WORLD MAX kickboxing tournament in 2003, 2008 * Masato Amada (born 1974), Japanese voice actor *, Japanese actor *

Masato Hagiwara is a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator and professional mahjong player. Biography Early life and education When Hagiwara was three years old, his parents divorced and he was taken in by his father. However, his father died when he was in ...

(born 1971), Japanese actor *

Masato Harada is a Japanese film director, film critic, and occasional actor; he is best known to foreign audiences as Omura in '' The Last Samurai'' and as Mr Mita in '' Fearless''. In both his acting roles he portrayed the villain who wants Japan to western ...

(born 1949), Japanese film director and actor * Masato Hatanaka (born 1975), Japanese musician *

Masato Hayakawa (born December 17, 1986), known professionally as Masato, is a Japanese singer, musician, songwriter, producer and model. He is known for being the bandleader and vocalist of the Japanese rock band Coldrain since their formation in 2007. He was ...

(born 1986), Japanese singer and musician * Masato Ichishiki (born 1971), author of the SD Gundam comics *, Japanese film director and screenwriter *, Japanese anime director and screenwriter *, Japanese game developer and scenario writer *

Masato Kawabata is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for Team TOYO TIRES DRIFT. Biography Kawabata first received his license at 18 and at that point he bought the Nissan 180SX. He practiced alone until ...

(born 1977), professional drifting driver * Masato Kitera, Japanese diplomat * Masato Kurogi (born 1989), Japanese football player for Cerezo Osaka *, Japanese judoka * Masato Morishige (born 1987), Japanese football player for F.C. Tokyo *

Masato Nakamura is a Japanese musician, bass guitarist, and record producer. He is a member of the J-pop band Dreams Come True, which was formed in 1988 and went on to sell over 50million CDs. He also composed the soundtracks for the video games ''Sonic the ...

(born 1958), member of the band Dreams Come True *, Japanese baseball player *Masato Nagai a Japanese

anime is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Ja ...

singer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *

Masato Sakai あ is a Japanese actor. Since the success of '' Naoki Hanzawa'' (2013), he has become one of the most famous actors in Japan. Career Sakai aspired to become a bureaucrat until high school, but when he entered university, he decided to pursue a ...

(born 1973), Japanese actor *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese weightlifter *, Japanese sailor *, Japanese baseball player *

Masato Yokoyama The was a chemical domestic terrorist attack perpetrated on 20 March 1995, in Tokyo, Japan, by members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult. In five coordinated attacks, the perpetrators released sarin on three lines of the Tokyo Metro (then ''Teito Rapi ...

(born 1964), perpetrator of the Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway *

Masato Yoshii , nicknamed "Oiyan", is a retired Japanese professional baseball player, former pitching coach and current manager for the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He pitched in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2002. Career ...

(born 1965), Japanese professional baseball player

Fictional characters

* Masato (Pokémon), known in English as Max, a character in ''Pokémon'' and ''Ash & Pikachu'' * Masato Inohara, a character in ''

Little Busters! is a Japanese visual novel developed by Key. It was released on July 27, 2007 for Windows PCs and is rated for all ages. ''Little Busters!'' is Key's sixth game, along with other titles such as '' Kanon'', ''Air'', and ''Clannad''. An adult v ...

'' * Masato Jin from ''

Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters is a Japanese tokusatsu television series and the 36th entry in Toei Company's Super Sentai metaseries, following ''Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger''. Its theme is based on spy movies and cyber technology on February 26, 2012 on TV Asahi, joining ''Kame ...

'' *Masato Kusaka of ''

Kamen Rider 555 is a Japanese tokusatsu television drama. It is the 13th installment in the Kamen Rider Series. It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei, and was broadcast on TV Asahi from January 26, 2003, to January 18, 2004. This seri ...

'' *Masato Mishima of ''

Kamen Rider Kabuto is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series. It is the sixteenth installment in the popular Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu programs. It is a joint collaboration between Asatsu-DK and Toei. The series was broadcast on TV Asahi. The ...

'' * Masato Sanjouin from ''Sailor Moon'' * Masato Wakamatsu of ''Miyuki'' * Masato Yamanobe, a character in the manga '' Phoenix'' (''Hi no Tori'') * Masato Hijirikawa, a character from the ''

Uta no Prince-sama is a Japanese multimedia franchise by Broccoli. The original game of the same name was first released on the PlayStation Portable on June 24, 2010, and since its release, the game has spawned multiple sequels and rhythm game spin-offs. The seri ...

'' series. * Masato Kageura, a character in the manga ''

World Trigger , also known as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by . It was initially serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from February 2013 to November 2018, and transferred to '' Jump Square'' in December ...

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