Yamazaki or Yamasaki (written: lit. "mountain promontory") is the 22nd most common Japanese surname. Less common variants are and . Notable people with the surname include: * Amy Yamazaki, British actress * Arturo Yamasaki, Peruvian-Mexican football referee *, Japanese philosopher and scholar * Yamazaki Ben'nei (山崎辨榮, 1859–1920), Japanese Buddhist monk *, Japanese-British documentary filmmaker *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese voice actress and singer *, Japanese kickboxer *, Japanese rhythmic gymnast *, Japanese actress *, Japanese comedian *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese weightlifter *, Japanese field hockey player *, Japanese poet *, better known as Hōsei Tsukitei, Japanese comedian and ''rakugo'' performer *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese actor and singer *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese lawyer, politician and cabinet minister *, Japanese television personality *, Japanese diplomat *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese hurdler *, Japanese professional wrestler and commentator *, Japanese general *, Japanese sprinter *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese actor *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese general *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *

Kunio Yamazaki Dr. Kunio Yamazaki was a biologist who worked at the Monell Chemical Senses Center from 1980 until his death. Yamazaki is most notable for his extensive work with the major histocompatibility complex The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is ...

, Japanese biologist *, Japanese archer * Lindsey Yamasaki (born 1980), American women's basketball player *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese gravure idol and actress *, Japanese manga artist *

Mario Yamasaki Mario Yamasaki (born April 22, 1964) is a Brazilian mixed martial arts referee licensed in many states, most recognizable from his duties with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), as well as founder and chief instructor of the International ...

, Brazilian mixed martial arts referee *, Japanese women's footballer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese cross-country skier *, Japanese writer, literary critic and philosopher *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese musician *, Japanese musician *, Japanese politician *, singer and member of the

j-pop J-pop (often stylized in all caps; an abbreviated form of "Japanese popular music"), natively known simply as , is the name for a form of popular music that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in trad ...

girl group

Morning Musume , formerly and commonly known as and colloquially referred to as , is a Japanese girl group, holding the second highest overall single sales (of a female group) on the Oricon, Oricon charts as of February 2012, with the Oricon record of most to ...

*, Japanese-American architect *, Japanese archaeologist *, Japanese writer *, Japanese astronaut *, Japanese geographer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese gymnast *, Japanese freestyle skier *, Japanese video game composer *, Japanese bobsledder *, Japanese swimmer *

Shigueto Yamasaki Shigueto Yamasaki Júnior (born July 30, 1966) is a retired male judoka from Brazil. Yamasaki claimed the gold medal in the Men's Bantamweight (– 60 kg) division at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. In the final he defeated ...

(born 1966), Brazilian judoka *, Japanese water polo player *, Japanese inventor *, Japanese poet *, Shinsengumi officer and spy *, Japanese film director, screenwriter and visual effects director *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese politician *, Japanese karateka and kickboxer *

Tizuka Yamasaki Tizuka Yamasaki (born May 12, 1949) is a Brazilian film director. Early life and work Born in Porto Alegre, at the age of 2, Tizuka moved back with her Japanese immigrants parents to the city of Atibaia, in the state of São Paulo. In her teenag ...

(born 1949), Brazilian film director *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese sport wrestler *, Japanese artist *, Japanese actor *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese baseball player * Yasutsugu Yamasaki, Japanese engineer designer of the

Akashi Bridge The is a suspension bridge that links the city of Kobe on the Japanese island of Honshu and on Awaji Island. It is part of the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway, and crosses the busy and turbulent Akashi Strait (''Akashi Kaikyō'' in Japanese). ...

*, Imperial Japanese Army officer *, Japanese announcer *, Japanese racewalker *, Japanese footballer

Fictional characters

*Asami Yamazaki, from the ''Audition'' horror film * Kaoru Yamazaki, from ''Welcome to the N.H.K.'' * Linna Yamazaki, from the anime series ''Bubblegum Crisis'' *

Ryuji Yamazaki The following is a list of player character, video game characters featured in the ''Fatal Fury'' fighting game series developed by SNK. Creation and design Series' creator Takashi Nishiyama stated that giving the characters depth was of great ...

, a SNK character * Sagaru Yamazaki, from the manga series ''Gintama'' *Sosuke Yamazaki, from the anime series ''Free! - Eternal Summer'' *

Takashi Yamazaki is a Japanese filmmaker and visual effects supervisor. Known for his blockbusters featuring advanced visual effects, he is considered a leading figure in the Cinema of Japan, Japanese film industry. Yamazaki is the recipient of multiple accolade ...

, from ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' anime *Tamaki Yamazaki, from the manga series ''

Tamayomi is a Japanese baseball manga series by Mountain Pukuichi, serialized in Houbunsha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Manga Time Kirara Forward'' since April 2016. It has been collected in sixteen ''tankōbon'' volumes. An anime television series a ...

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Tanpopo Yamazaki is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Yuu Watase. The manga is five volumes long. It has been licensed in North America by Viz Media. Plot Yamazaki Tanpopo moves from Hokkaidō to Tokyo in order to begin high school in an entirely ne ...

, from the manga series ''Imadoki!''

References

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