Sakamoto (written: ) is the 40th most common Japanese surname. A less common variant is . Notable people with the surname include: *

Chika Sakamoto is a Japanese voice actress who is affiliated with Arts Vision. Filmography Television animation ;1980s *''Captain Tsubasa'' (1983) – Sanae Nakazawa *'' Cat's Eye'' (1983) – Ai Kisugi *''Nine'' (1983) – Yukimi Yasuda *''Super Dimension Cen ...

(born 1959), voice actor and singer *

Fuyumi Sakamoto is a Japanese female enka singer under EMI Music Japan. Career Having won a singing contest in early 1986, and after receiving about 11 months of vocal training, Sakamoto debuted as an enka recording singer with the single "Abare Daiko" in March ...

(born 1967),

enka is a Japanese music genre considered to resemble traditional Japanese music stylistically. Modern ''enka'', however, is a relatively recent musical form, which adopts a more traditional musical style in its vocalism than '' ryūkōka'' music, ...

singer *, Japanese professional baseball player *

Hideki Sakamoto is a Japanese music composer, best known for his contributions in video games. He serves as the representative director of Noisycroak, a Tokyo-based sound design company focused on game soundtracks. Echochrome II has been accepted into the Gui ...

(born 1972), video game composer *, Japanese swimmer *

Kaori Sakamoto is a Japanese competitive figure skater. She is the 2022 Olympic bronze medalist, the 2022 World champion, the 2018 Four Continents champion, a two-time NHK Trophy champion, the 2022 Skate America champion, and a three-time Japanese nationa ...

(born 2000), Japanese figure skater * Kazma Sakamoto (born 1982), Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese swimmer * Kerri Sakamoto (born 1960), Canadian novelist *, Japanese footballer *), gymnast *

Kyu Sakamoto was a Japanese singer and actor. He was best known outside Japan for his international hit song "Ue o Muite Arukō" (known as "Sukiyaki" in English-speaking markets), which was sung in Japanese and sold over 13 million copies. It reached number ...

(1941–1985), pop singer well known for his song Sukiyaki in the 1960s *

Maaya Sakamoto Maaya may refer to: * Maaya (given name), a feminine Japanese given name * ''Maaya'' (1972 film), an Indian Malayalam film * ''Maaya'' (2014 film), an Indian Telugu film See also * Maya (disambiguation) {{disambiguation ...

(born 1980), voice actor and singer *

Miu Sakamoto is a Japanese pop singer. She is the daughter of musicians Ryuichi Sakamoto and Akiko Yano. Biography Sakamoto provided a cover of "Miu" for the January 29, 2020 Buck-Tick tribute album ''Parade III ~Respective Tracks of Buck-Tick~'' Discog ...

(born 1980), pop singer, daughter of Ryuichi Sakamoto *

Ryuichi Sakamoto is a Japanese composer, pianist, singer, record producer and actor who has pursued a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO). With his bandmates Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi, Sakamoto i ...

(born 1952), musician and composer, as well as an actor *

Sakamoto Ryōma was a Japanese ''samurai'', a '' shishi'' and influential figure of the '' Bakumatsu'' and establishment of the Empire of Japan in the late Edo period. He was a low-ranking ''samurai'' from the Tosa Domain on Shikoku and became an active op ...

(1836–1867), military leader prior to the Meiji Restoration *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese water polo player *

Shōgo Sakamoto is a Japanese actor, voice actor and singer affiliated with Don-crew. Career Early in his career, Sakamoto played Ryoma Echizen in the fourth generation Seigaku cast in '' Tenimyu'', ''The Prince of Tennis'' musical series. In 2009, he origin ...

(born 1993), young actor and singer *, Japanese footballer * Soichi Sakamoto (1921–2012), American swimming coach *, Japanese high jumper *, Japanese freestyle skier *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese sprint canoeist *

Yoshio Sakamoto (born July 23, 1959) is a Japanese video game designer, director, and producer. He has worked at Nintendo since 1982. He has directed several games in the '' Metroid'' series. He is one of the most prominent members of Nintendo's former Resear ...

(born 1959), game designer for Nintendo *The victims of the

Sakamoto family murder On November 5, 1989, Tsutsumi Sakamoto (坂本堤 ''Sakamoto Tsutsumi'' April 6, 1956 – November 5, 1989), a lawyer working on a class action lawsuit against Aum Shinrikyo, a doomsday cult in Japan, was murdered, along with his wife Satoko an ...

perpetrated by members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult

Fictional characters

* Sakamoto (Maison Ikkoku), from ''Maison Ikkoku'' *Sakamoto-san, a talking cat from ''

Nichijou is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Keiichi Arawi. The manga began serialization in the December 2006 issue of Kadokawa Shoten's manga magazine '' Shōnen Ace'', and was also serialized in '' Comptiq'' between the March 2 ...

'' *Sakamoto from ''

Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nami Sano. The manga follows a high school student named Sakamoto, who has a reputation for being the "coolest" person among the entire student body. The series has been licensed for an E ...

'' *

Akira Sakamoto is the title of a fictional series written and illustrated by Japanese author Mikiyo Tsuda about the lives of three high school boys and the school they attend. The series is contained within multiple media pieces which began as a manga ...

, and Harumi Sakamoto from '' Princess Princess'' *Chiyo Sakamoto from ''

Memoirs of a Geisha ''Memoirs of a Geisha'' is a historical fiction novel by American author Arthur Golden, published in 1997. The novel, told in first person perspective, tells the story of Nitta Sayuri and the many trials she faces on the path to becoming and wo ...

'' *Julietta Sakamoto from ''

Air Master is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yokusaru Shibata. It was serialized in Hakusensha's ''seinen'' manga magazine '' Young Animal'' from 1996 to 2006, with its chapters collected in twenty-eight ''tankōbon'' volumes. The ...

'' * Ryōta Sakamoto (坂本竜太), the main character in the manga series ''

Btooom! ''Btooom!'' (stylized as ''BTOOOM!'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Junya Inoue. It was serialized in Shinchosha's ''seinen'' manga magazine '' Comic Bunch'', where it ran from 2009 until 2018, with its chapters colle ...

'' (ブトゥーム!) *Sue, her brother Kazuma, and their mother Momorin Sakamoto from ''

Cave Story ''Cave Story'', originally released as is a 2004 Metroidvania platform-adventure game for Microsoft Windows. It was developed over five years by Japanese independent developer Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya in his free time. ''Cave Story'' features 2 ...

'' *

Mio Sakamoto The ''Strike Witches'' mixed-media project features an extensive cast of characters created by Fumikane Shimada. The series takes place in an alternate Earth in the mid-20th century and revolves around a group of teenage girls who use machines ...

, from ''Strike Witches'' *, the main character in the 2002 South Korean science fiction film '' 2009: Lost Memories'' *

Ryuji Sakamoto '' Persona 5'', a role-playing video game by Atlus, is centered on the Phantom Thieves of Hearts, a vigilante group of high-school students working to change the hearts of criminals by getting them to confess their crimes through defeating a p ...

, from

Persona 5 is a 2016 role-playing video game developed by Atlus. It takes place in modern-day Tokyo and follows a high school student known by the pseudonym Joker who transfers to a new school after being falsely accused of assault and put on probation. ...

*Taro Sakamoto, from '' Sakamoto Days'' *Tatsuma Sakamoto, from ''

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

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