Toshio is a common masculine

Japanese given name in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name. Japanese names are usually written in kanji, where the pronunciation follows a special set of rules. Because parents when naming children, and foreigners when adoptin ...

Written forms

Toshio can be written using different

kanji are logographic Chinese characters, adapted from Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script, used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are ...

characters and can mean: *敏夫, "agile, man" *敏男, "agile, man" *敏雄, "agile, male" *俊夫, "sagacious, man" *俊雄, "sagacious, male" *利生, "advantage, life" *寿雄, "long life, male" *登志男, "ascend, intention, man" The name can also be written in

hiragana is a Japanese language, Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''. It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' means "common" or "plain" kana (originally also "easy", ...

としお or

katakana is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji). The word ''katakana'' means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived fr ...

トシオ.

Notable people with the name

*, Japanese water polo player *

Toshio Furukawa is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator affiliated with Aoni Production. He is married to fellow voice actress Shino Kakinuma. Career He became famous for his roles in his career as Kagege (''Sgt. Frog''), Kai Shiden (''Mobile Suit G ...

(古川登志夫, born 1946), Japanese voice actor * Toshio Gotō (後藤俊夫, born 1938), Japanese film director *

Toshio Iwai is a Japanese interactive media and Installation art, installation artist who has also created a number of commercial video games. In addition he has worked in television, music performance, museum design and digital musical instrument design. ...

(岩井俊雄, born 1962), Japanese interactive media and installation artist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese fencer *

Toshio Kakei (born 10 August 1962 in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka is a city located in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. In September 2023, the city had an estimated population of 780,128 in 340,591 households, making it the prefecture's largest city, with a pop ...

(筧利夫, born 1962), Japanese actor *

Toshio Kimura was a Japanese politician who served as foreign minister for six months in 1974. Early life Kimura was born into a politically active family on 15 January 1909. His father and grandfather were both lawmakers. Career Kimura was elected to the H ...

(木村俊夫, 1909–1983), Japanese politician *

Toshio Maeda is an erotic manga artist who was prolific in the 1980s and '90s. Several of Maeda's works have been used as a basis for original video animations (OVA) including '' La Blue Girl'', '' Adventure Kid'', '' Demon Beast Invasion'', '' Demon Warrior ...

(前田俊夫, born 1953), Japanese

manga artist A manga artist, also known as a mangaka (), is a Cartoonist, comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist before entering the indus ...

* Toshio Masuda (舛田利雄, born 1927), Japanese film director *, Japanese film director *, Japanese dancer and actor *, Japanese writer, publisher and businessman *

Toshio Nakanishi , also known by the pseudonyms Tycoon To$h or Typhoom Tosh, was a Japanese musician and graphic designer who was best known as the founding member of new wave band Plastics in 1976. He was initially a part of the technopop fever in Japan and ...

, a Japanese musician and an artist *

Tosiwo Nakayama was the first President of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). He served two terms from 1979 until 1987. Biography Nakayama was born on November 23, 1931, on Pisaras, part of Namonuito Atoll in what is now Chuuk State. At the time of his ...

(中山利雄, 1931–2003), first president of the

Federated States of Micronesia The Federated States of Micronesia (, abbreviated FSM), or simply Micronesia, is an island country in Micronesia, a region of Oceania. The federation encompasses the majority of the Caroline Islands (excluding Palau) and consists of four Admin ...

Toshio Odate Toshio Odate (born 1930) is a Japanese-born American sculptor, woodworker, craftsman, author, and educator. He specializes in Japanese woodworking and is a noted shoji maker. He is the author of, ''Japanese Woodworking Tools: Their Tradition, Sp ...

(トシオ・オダテ, born 1930), Japanese-born American sculptor *

Toshio Ogawa is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party and a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). Ogawa is a former Minister of Justice. A native of Nerima, Tokyo, and a graduate of Rikkyo Universit ...

(小川敏夫, born 1948), Japanese politician *

Toshio Shibata is a Japanese photographer known for his large-format photographs of large-scale works of civil engineering in unpopulated landscapes. Shibata was born in Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and ...

(柴田敏雄, born 1949), Japanese photographer *

Toshio Shimao was a Japanese novelist. He has been called a "writer's writer", which is used as both a compliment and criticism. Biography Shimao was born in Yokohama, but his family moved to Kobe when he was eight. His mother died when he was seventeen and ...

(島尾敏雄, 1917–1986), Japanese novelist *

Toshio Suzuki (driver) is a former racing driver from Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Racing career As a youth, Suzuki won the All-Japan Kart Championships in 1975 and 1976. In 1979, he took the title of the first All-Japan Formula Three Championship. In 1992, he won t ...

(鈴木利男, born 1955), Japanese racing driver *

Toshio Suzuki (producer) is a Japanese film producer. He is a founder, chairman, and former president of Studio Ghibli. Early life Suzuki was born in Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture in 1948. In 1967 he enrolled at Keio University and graduated with a degree in literat ...

(鈴木敏夫, born 1948), chief producer of the Japanese animation studio ''

Studio Ghibli is a Japanese animation studio based in Koganei, Tokyo."Studio Ghibli Collection - Madman Entertainment". ''Studio Ghibli Collection - Madman Entertainment''. Retrieved 2020-12-14. It has a strong presence in the animation industry and has exp ...

'' * Toshio Tamogami (田母神俊雄, born 1948), Japanese Air Self-Defense Force career military officer * Toshio Tosanoumi (土佐ノ海敏生, born 1972), Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese politician *, Japanese water polo player *, Japanese bobsledder *, Japanese politician *, Japanese politician * Toshio Yamane (山根敏郎, born 1953), Japanese photographer *

Toshio Narahashi Toshio Narahashi (January 30, 1927 – April 21, 2013) was an internationally known pharmacologist. He was the John Evans Professor of Pharmacology and former chair of the Department of Pharmacology at Northwestern University Feinberg School o ...

(トシオ・ナラハシ, 1927–2013), Japanese-born American pharmacologist

Fictional characters

*Toshio Ozaki (尾崎敏夫), a protagonist in the horror novel/manga/anime series '' Shiki''. *

Toshio Saeki (Ju-on) is a fictional character from the ''Ju-on'' franchise, created by Takashi Shimizu. He was played by several child actors, including Daiki Sawada in the short movie '' 4444444444'', Ryōta Koyama in the original two V-Cinema movies, Yuya Ozeki ...

(佐伯俊雄), a main antagonist in the Japanese horror series '' ''Ju-on'''' *Toshio Utsumi (内海俊夫), a character in the anime and manga series '' Cat's Eye'' {{given name Japanese masculine given names Masculine given names