Toriyama (written: 鳥山, 通山) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with this surname include:
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Airi Toriyama
is a Japanese actress and singer who is affiliated with Sony Music Entertainment Japan
, often abbreviated as SMEJ or simply SME, and also known as Sony Music Japan for short (stylized as ''SonyMusic''), is a Japanese music arm for Sony. ...
(born 1989), Japanese actress and singer
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Akira Toriyama
was a Japanese manga artist and character designer. He came to be regarded as one of the most influential and important authors in the history of manga, authoring highly influential and popular series, particularly Dragon Ball (manga), ''Dra ...
(1955–2024), Japanese manga artist and character designer
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Akira Toriyama (ophthalmologist)
was a Japanese ophthalmologist and photographer. During his career, he became president of Showa University and also had his photography exhibited and published.
Biography and medical career
Akira Toriyama was born on 20 June 1898 in Shinagawa-m ...
(1898–1994), Japanese ophthalmologist and photographer
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Motomu Toriyama
is a Japanese game director and scenario writer who has been working for Square Enix since 1994. He initially worked on cutscenes in ''Bahamut Lagoon'' and ''Final Fantasy VII'' before serving as one of the three directors on ''Final Fantasy X ...
, Japanese game director and scenario writer
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Toriyama Sekien
200px, A , specifically a Miage-nyūdō, as portrayed by Toriyama
, real name Sano Toyofusa, was a scholar, '' kyōka'' poet, and ''ukiyo-e'' artist of Japanese folklore.
Early life
Born to a family of high-ranking servants to the Tokugawa sh ...
(1712–1788), scholar and ukiyo-e artist
{{surname, Toriyama
Japanese-language surnames