Yamashita (written: lit. "under the mountain") is the 29th most common Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Akihiko Yamashita is a Studio Ghibli animator who is famous for '' Howl's Moving Castle'' and ''Giant Robo (OVA)''. As a character designer * ''Urotsukidōji'' (1987–1991) * ''Relic Armor Legaciam'' (1987) * '' Giant Robo'' (1992–1994) (with Toshiyuki Kubooka) ...

(born 1966), Japanese animator * Ayaka Yamashita (disambiguation), multiple people * Bruce Yamashita, U.S. military lawyer *, Japanese handball player *

Yamashita Gentarō Baron was an admiral in the early Imperial Japanese Navy. Biography Early career Yamashita was the second son of a samurai in the service of the Yonezawa Domain and was born in the castle town of Yonezawa, Dewa Province (present day Yamagata p ...

(Gentarō Yamashita) (1863–1931), Japanese admiral *

Gota Yamashita is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing in Pancrase's welterweight division. He is a former welterweight King of Pancrase. Mixed martial arts career Early career Yamashita started his professional career in 2010. Except for his ...

(born 1989), Japanese mixed martial artist * Haruhiro Yamashita (born 1938), Japanese gymnast *, Japanese model and beauty pageant winner *, Japanese ice hockey player *

Hiroko Yamashita (disambiguation) Hiroko Yamashita may refer to: * Hiroko Yamashita (actress) (born 1963), Japanese actress * Hiroko Yamashita (athlete) (born 1951), Japanese long jumper {{hndis, Yamashita, Hiroko ...

, multiple people *

Iris Yamashita Iris Yamashita is a Japanese American screenwriter and novelist. She was born in Missouri and studied engineering at UC Berkeley and UC San Diego as well as virtual reality at University of Tokyo while pursuing fiction writing as a hobby. She is ...

, U.S. screenwriter *, Japanese sprinter *

Karen Tei Yamashita Karen Tei Yamashita (born January 8, 1951) is an American writer. Career Yamashita is Professor of Literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she teaches creative writing and Asian American literature. Her works, several o ...

(born 1951), Japanese-American writer *

Keigo Yamashita is a professional Go player. Yamashita adopted the name Honinbo Dowa after winning his first Honinbo title in 2010. Biography A student of Yasuro Kikuchi, Yamashita turned professional in 1993. He won the 19th Kisei 2 dan division in 19 ...

(born 1978), Japanese Go player *

Kazuhito Yamashita is a Japanese classical guitarist and husband of the composer Keiko Fujiie. His technique and expression are highly acclaimed. By the age of 32, Yamashita had already released 52 albums, including repertoires for solo guitar, guitar concertos, c ...

(born 1961), Japanese classical guitarist *

Kinuyo Yamashita is a Japanese composer and musician known for her contributions in video games. Her best known soundtrack is Konami's ''Castlevania'', which was also her debut work. She was co-credited with Satoe Terashima under the pseudonym James Banana for h ...

, Japanese composer *

Kumi Yamashita Yamashita Kumi is a Japanese artist based in New York. She was born in 1968 in Takasaki, Japan, and then relocated to the United States in high school as part of an exchange student program. Yamashita received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1994 ...

(born 1968), artist * Kyle Yamashita (born 1959), American politician * Maki Yamashita (born 1974), Japanese pop musician *, Japanese mathematician *

Michinori Yamashita Michinori Yamashita (born 1953 in Japan) is a professor (Japanese mathematician) at the Rissho University. He studied at the Sophia University Sophia University (Japanese language, Japanese: 上智大学, ''Jōchi Daigaku''; Latin: ''Universit ...

(born 1953), Japanese mathematician *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese rower *

Mizuki Yamashita , is a Japanese television and stage actress, and model. She is a former third generation member of the girl group Nogizaka46 and an exclusive model for ''CanCam'' magazine. Her acting roles include the supporting role of Mami Ichinose in the B ...

(born 1999), Japanese idol and actress *

Norifumi Yamashita (born 10 September 1962) is a retired Japanese triple jumper. He was the first Japanese to jump over 17 metres in the event. His personal best jump was 17.15 metres, achieved in June 1986 in Tokyo. His children are also track and field athletes ...

(born 1962), Japanese triple jumper *

Reiko Yamashita is a role-playing video game developed by Advance Communications and published by M&M for the Famicom in 1991. is a remake of the Famicom version for the PC Engine Super CD-ROM by Pack-In-Video in December 1993–which featured updated grap ...

(born 1973), Japanese pop musician *, Japanese painter *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese footballer *

Sachiko Yamashita is a Japanese former long-distance runner, who won the silver medal in the women's marathon at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in ...

(born 1964), Japanese long-distance runner *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese ice hockey player * Yamashita Shintaro (山下新太郎, 1881-1966), Japanese painter *

Stomu Yamashta Stomu Yamashta (or Yamash'ta), born , is a Japanese percussionist, keyboardist and composer. He is best known for pioneering and popularising a fusion of traditional Japanese percussive music with Western progressive rock music in the 1960s and 1 ...

or Yamashita Tsutomu (born 1947), Japanese percussionist, keyboardist and composer *

Tadashi Yamashita Tadashi Yamashita (born February 5, 1942) is a Japanese American martial artist and actor. Early life Tadashi Yamashita was born in Japan in 1942, but he considers himself an Okinawan. His father died when he was three and he and his mother ...

(born 1942), Japanese-born American martial artist * Takuji Yamashita (1874-1959), Japanese-American civil rights pioneer *

Tatsuro Yamashita , occasionally referred to as Tatsu Yamashita or Tats Yamashita, is a Japanese singer-songwriter and record producer, who is known for pioneering the city pop style of music. His most well-known song is "Christmas Eve", a best-selling song rel ...

(born 1953), Japanese musician and record producer * Tokuo Yamashita (1919–2014), Japanese politician *

Tomohisa Yamashita , also widely known as , or Tomo, is a Japanese singer, actor, and TV host. Yamashita joined the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates as a trainee in 1996 and made his small acting debut for NHK's ''Shonentachi'' (1998). He made his musi ...

(born 1985), Japanese pop musician *, Japanese sport shooter *

Tomoyuki Yamashita was a Japanese general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Yamashita led Japanese forces during the invasion of Malaya and Battle of Singapore. His conquest of Malaya and Singapore in 70 days earned him the sobriquet "The Tig ...

(1885-1946), Japanese general *

Toru Yamashita , better known by his stage name Toru, is the guitarist and leader of the Japanese rock band One Ok Rock. He was in the hip-hop dance group Heads along with Ryota Kohama from One Ok Rock before they disbanded in 2002. Early life Toru was bor ...

(born 1988), Japanese guitarist * Yasuhiro Yamashita (born 1957), Japanese judoka * Yoshiteru Yamashita (born 1977), Japanese footballer *

Yamashita Yoshitsugu Yamashita Yoshitsugu (, February 16, 1865 – October 26, 1935), also known as Yamashita Yoshiaki, was a Japanese judoka. He was the first person to have been awarded 10th degree red belt ('' jūdan'') rank in Kodokan judo, although posthumo ...

(1865-1935), Japanese Judo exponent * Yosuke Yamashita (born 1942), Japanese jazz musician * Sachio Yamashita, Japanese-American artist, abstract painter and muralist

Fictional characters

* Mari Yamashita

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