Naoki (直樹) is a masculine Japanese given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese long jumper *

Naoki Bandou ''Planet Survival'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese anime television series. It was broadcast on NHK from October 2003 to October 28, 2004. It is a 52-episode series produced by Telecom Animation Film and Madhouse. Story The story is set ...

, voice actor *, Japanese footballer *

Naoki Hattori is a motoring journalist and racing driver from Japan. After he won the Japanese Formula 3 championship in 1990, he failed to pre-qualify for two Formula One Grands Prix with Coloni in 1991 as a late-season replacement for Pedro Chaves. He ra ...

(born 1966), race car driver *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese journalist, historian, social critic and biographer *, Japanese mixed martial artist *

Naoki Izumiya Naoki Izumiya (born 9 August 1948) is a Japanese businessman and the president and CEO of Asahi Breweries The is a Japanese beverage holding company headquartered in Sumida, Tokyo. In 2019, the group had revenue of JPY 2.1 trillion. Asah ...

(born 1951), president and CEO of

Asahi Breweries The is a Japanese beverage holding company headquartered in Sumida, Tokyo. In 2019, the group had revenue of JPY 2.1 trillion. Asahi's business portfolio can be segmented as follows: Alcoholic drink, alcoholic beverage business (40.5%), over ...

Naoki Kawamata (born 31 October 1985 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese rugby union player. Kawamata has played 18 international matches for the Japan national rugby union team. Kawamata was a member of the Japan team at the 2011 Rugby World Cup The 2011 Ru ...

(born 1985), Japanese rugby union player *, Japanese dancer and actor *

Naoki Kodaka is a Japanese video game music composer who worked for Sunsoft. He is currently a professor of music at several universities and occasionally composes new music for special events. Kodaka first learned to play piano during his early childhood bu ...

, Japanese composer *

Naoki Maeda (disambiguation) Naoki Maeda may refer to: * Naoki Maeda (composer) (born 1969), Japanese composer * Naoki Maeda (footballer, born 1994), Japanese footballer * Naoki Maeda (footballer, born 1996), Japanese footballer {{hndis, Maeda, Naoki ...

, multiple people *, Japanese novelist and comedian *, Japanese baseball player *

Naoki Matsuda was a Japanese professional footballer who played as a central defender for the Japan national team. Club career Matsuda was born in Kiryu on 14 March 1977. After graduating from high school, he joined Yokohama Marinos (later ''Yokohama F. M ...

(1977–2011), soccer player *

Naoki Matsudo (born 25 July 1973 in Chiba, Japan) is a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He made his debut in Japan in 1997 with the Yamaha team, and now works for Kawasaki. In 2000, he completed his first season in the 250cc World Championship, finishi ...

(born 1973), motorbike racer *, Japanese swimmer *

Naoki Nakagawa is a Japanese tennis player. Nakagawa has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 332 achieved on 16 June 2025 and a doubles ranking of world No. 726 achieved on 30 July 2018. As a teen, Nakagawa reached his highest ranking of world N ...

, tennis player *, Japanese television personality *

Naoki Sanjugo was a pen name of a novelist in Taishō and Shōwa period Japan. His real name was . Early life Naoki Sanjūgo was born in what is now Chūō-ku, Osaka. The noted historian Uemura Seiji, specialist in East Asian history, was his brother. Agains ...

, novelist * , Japanese illustrator, manga artist, and YouTuber *, Japanese composer *, Japanese footballer *

Naoki Segi Segi Naoki (瀬木直貴, born 1963 in Mie Prefecture) is a Japanese film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the fil ...

(born 1963), film director *

Naoki Soma is a Japanese football manager and former player. He played for the Japan national team until 1999. He set to manager of Kagoshima United from 2025. Club career Soma was born in Shizuoka on July 19, 1971. After graduating from Waseda Univers ...

(born 1971), Japanese football defender *

Naoki Takeshi is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series based on the ''Sailor Moon'' manga created by Naoko Takeuchi & Kodansha. It was produced by Toei Company. ''Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon'' (commonly referred to as ''PGSM'') was first broadca ...

, actor *

Naoki Tanaka (disambiguation) Naoki Tanaka may refer to: * Naoki Tanaka (comedian), television presenter and member of the comedy duo "Cocorico" * Naoki Tanaka (footballer) (born 1993), a footballer for Azul Claro Numazu *Naoki Tanaka (politician) is a former Japanese pol ...

, multiple people *

Naoki Tanizaki (born December 1, 1978) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is known for his work in Dragon Gate. He previously went under the ring name . Professional wrestling career Toryumon system and Dragon Gate (2002–2006) Originally from t ...

(born 1978), Japanese wrestler *

Naoki Tatsuta is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Aoni Production. He is most known for the roles of Buta Gorilla ( Kiteretsu Daihyakka), Daima Jin ( High School! Kimengumi), Oolong (Dragon Ball), Dr. Escargon ( Kirby: Right Back at Ya!), Ashibe's F ...

(born 1950), Japanese voice actor *

Naoki Urasawa is a Japanese manga artist and musician. He has been drawing manga since he was four years old, and for most of his professional career has created two series simultaneously. The stories to many of these were co-written in collaboration with hi ...

(born 1960), Japanese manga artist *, Japanese footballer *

Naoki Yamada is a Japanese people, Japanese Association football, footballer who plays for club FC Gifu. Early life Yamada’s father is a former football player who played for Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Mazda SC and the Japan national under-20 football team, ...

(born 1990), soccer player *

Naoki Yamamoto (racing driver) is a Japanese racing driver for Honda Racing Corporation, currently driving in Super GT with Team Kunimitsu. He is a three-time champion in Super Formula Championship, Super Formula and a two-time champion in the GT500 class of Super GT. Yamamot ...

(山本尚貴, born 1988), Japanese racing driver *, Japanese video game producer, director and designer

Fictional characters

*Naoki Domon, a character of

Gekisou Sentai Carranger is a Japanese ''tokusatsu'' television show. It was Toei Company, Toei's twentieth production of the Super Sentai metaseries. It is the second vehicle-themed Super Sentai, preceded by ''Kousoku Sentai Turboranger''. It aired from March 1, 1996, ...

*Naoki Ishida, a character of

Cardfight!! Vanguard is a Japanese multimedia franchise jointly created by Akira Itō, Satoshi Nakamura, Mitsuhisa Tamura, and Bushiroad president Takaaki Kidani. It currently consists of multiple anime television series, an official t ...

*Naoki Kashima, the name given to the Demi-Fiend protagonist in the radio play version of Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne

Fictional characters

See also