Eiji Gotō ( 後藤 英次 , Gotō Eiji , 5 November 1887 – 24 November 1967) , was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II .
17-1340: (Redirected from Gotoh ) Gotō ( 後藤, 五藤, 五島 ) , also spelled Gotou or Gotoh , is a Japanese surname . People with the name include: Artists [ edit ] Jin Goto (born 1968), Japanese nihonga painter John Goto (born 1949), British artist known for his montage color photography Joseph Goto (1920–1994), American sculptor Keiichirō Gotō (1918–2004), Japanese photographer Goto Yujo (1440–1512), Japanese artisan and sword fitting maker Film, television, and video games [ edit ] Hirohito Gotō (born 1969), Japanese television and stage director Hiroki Gotō (born 1985), Japanese voice actor Hiroyuki Goto (born 1973), Japanese game designer and pi reciter Keiji Gotoh (born 1968), Japanese anime director Kenji Goto (1967–2015), Japanese freelance video journalist Mai Goto (voice actress) (born 1982), Japanese voice actress Risa Goto (born 1983), Japanese actress and gravure idol Saori Gotō (born 1987), Japanese voice actress Satoshi Goto (born 1971), Japanese voice actor Tetsuo Gotō (1950–2018), Japanese voice actor Yūko Gotō (born 1975), Japanese voice actress Terumoto Gotō (born 1974), Japanese comedian, member of
34-584: A brief period of shore duty, Gotō was given command of the destroyer DD-41 in 1928, followed by the Usugumo ; in December 1928 he was assigned as executive officer to the cruiser Asama . From December 1929, Gotō was assigned to command minesweeper flotillas and destroyer squadrons and was promoted to captain in December 1931. He was given command of the cruiser Naka in November 1933, followed by
51-483: A character from K Project . Kosei Goto (Voiced by Tokuyoshi Kawashima ), a character from Giant Killing . Takuya Gotou (Voiced by Kenjiro Tsuda ), a character from Sound! Euphonium . Shintaro Goto ( Asaya Kimijima ), one of main characters from Kamen Rider OOO . Hitori Gotō (Voiced by Yoshino Aoyama ), one of main characters from Bocchi the Rock! [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
68-506: A character from the video game franchise Mass Effect The Goto Family, a powerful yakuza family from The Raid 2 Hideaki Goto ( Kenichi Endō ), yakuza boss, father of Keiichi Goto and head of Goto Family Keiichi Goto ( Ryuhei Matsuda ), son of Hideaki Goto and heir of Goto Family Tojiro Goto ( Ryousuke Kawamura ), a character from the Kamen Rider Fourze Gotō Matabei (Voiced by Shinichirō Miki ),
85-931: A character of vídeo game Sengoku Basara 4 Gotou (Voiced by Kazuhiko Inoue in Japanese and Jason Douglas in English for Anime and played by Tadanobu Asano in the Live-action ), the main antagonist of Parasyte franchise. Shinichi Goto, the main protagonist from Old Boy . Jun Gotō (Voiced by Yuko Ono ), one of main protagonists from Angel's 3Piece! Moka Gotō (Voiced by Anzu Haruno ), one of main characters from Clean Freak! Aoyama kun . Hidenori Gotō (Voiced by Tomokazu Sugita ), one of main characters from Samurai Flamenco . Ren Goto (Voiced by Kazuki Shimizu in Japanese and Chris Smith in English),
102-539: A graduate of the 37th class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1909. After serving as a midshipman on the cruisers Soya and Izumo he graduated from Naval Artillery School and Torpedo Warfare School in 1911, and served as a crewman on the cruisers Tsugaru , Iwate and Chiyoda from 1912-1914. As a lieutenant during World War I , he served on the battleship Aki and cruiser Tokiwa , before receiving his first command,
119-426: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Japanese surname Officially, among Japanese names there are 291,129 different Japanese surnames ( 姓 , sei ) , as determined by their kanji , although many of these are pronounced and romanized similarly. Conversely, some surnames written the same in kanji may also be pronounced differently. The top 10 surnames cover approximately 10% of
136-704: Is now Nagasaki Prefecture Gotō Shinpei (1857–1929), Japanese statesman and cabinet member Gotō Shōjirō (1838–1897), Japanese politician and leader of the Freedom and People's Rights Movement Shigeyuki Goto (born 1955), Japanese politician, Liberal Democratic Party member of the House of Representatives Military and samurai [ edit ] Aritomo Gotō (1888–1942), Imperial Japanese Navy admiral during World War II Eiji Gotō (1887–1967), Imperial Japanese Navy admiral during World War II Jūrō Gotō (1887–1984), Imperial Japanese Army major general during
153-589: The Takao in November 1934, and the battleship Mutsu in December 1936. Gotō was promoted to rear admiral on 1 December 1937. During the Second Sino-Japanese War he commanded the 5th Torpedo Squadron, followed by the 2nd Torpedo Squadron. He was promoted to vice admiral on 15 October 1941. By the outset of the war, Gotō commanded the 24th Air Flotilla. He took part in the battle for Wake Island , his bombers destroying several American aircraft on
170-507: The destroyer Yayoi on 26 April 1919. He subsequently commanded the destroyers Fubuki and (as lieutenant commander) Momi . In January 1923, Gotō was reassigned to river gunboats , as captain of the Sumida , Toba and Katata , returning in December 1924 as captain of the destroyer Hishi , followed by the DD-5 in 1925. He was promoted to commander on 1 December 1926. After
187-497: The surname Goto . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gotō_(surname)&oldid=1254905013 " Categories : Surnames Japanese-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles containing Japanese-language text Articles with short description Short description
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#1732794071002204-2450: The Second Sino-Japanese War Fusanosuke Gotō (1879–1924), Imperial Japanese Army soldier Gotō Mototsugu (1565–1615), Japanese samurai who served the Kuroda and Toyotomi clans Goto Nobuyasu (1556–1612), Japanese samurai who served the Uesugi clan Sportspeople [ edit ] Ai Goto (born 1983), Japanese badminton player Ayumi Goto (born 1993), Japanese figure skater Hideko Goto ( 後藤 英子 ) , Japanese table tennis player Hirooki Goto (born 1979), Japanese professional wrestler Kanoko Goto ( 後藤 鹿子 , born 1975) , Japanese cross-country skier Keita Goto (footballer) (born 1986), Japanese footballer Michi Goto (born 1990), Japanese football forward Mitsutaka Goto (born 1978), Japanese baseball infielder Ryo Goto (born 1986), Japanese football forward Shunta Gotoh (born 1993), Japanese baseball outfielder Tadaharu Goto (born 1941), Japanese swimmer Takasuke Goto ( 後藤 崇介 , born 1985) , Japanese footballer Tarzan Goto (born Seiji Gotō, 1963), Japanese professional wrestler Tatsutoshi Goto (born 1956), Japanese professional wrestler Teruya Goto (born 1991), Japanese rugby sevens player Toru Goto (born 1934), Japanese freestyle swimmer Yoshikazu Goto (born 1964), Japanese football midfielder Yuji Goto (born 1985), Japanese football midfielder Yukio Goto (died 1976), Japanese football defender Yusuke Goto (born 1993), Japanese football forward Writers [ edit ] Ben Goto (born 1929), Japanese documentarist and novelist Cassern "Multilaser" Goto (born 1970), American science fiction writer Gotō Chūgai (1866–1938), Japanese essayist, novelist and literary critic Hiromi Goto (born 1966), Japanese-born Canadian fantasy novelist Meisei Goto (1932–1999), Japanese novelist Other [ edit ] Eiichi Goto (1931–2005), Japanese computer scientist Gotō Zuigan (1879–1965), Japanese Buddhist Rinzai Zen master Katsu Goto (1862–1889), Japanese merchant, interpreter, and lynching victim Kazushige Goto , Japanese software engineer known for hand-optimized assembly routines Keita Gotō (industrialist) (1882–1959), Japanese businessman, founder of
221-536: The Tokyu Group Kumiko Goto-Azuma , Japanese Antarctic palaeoclimatologist and glaciologist Seitarō Gotō (1867–1935), Japanese zoologist and parasitologist Tadamasa Goto (born 1942), yakuza boss In fiction [ edit ] Goto Dengo, a character in the novel Cryptonomicon Gabriel Goto, a minor character in the Baroque cycle Kasumi Goto (Voiced by Kym Hoy ),
238-474: The bombers. He was also the primary Japanese commander during the action off Bougainville on 20 February 1942 which resulted in the loss of 23 Japanese aircraft against only 2 Americans. Gotō was relieved of his combat command, and reassigned as commander of the Chinkai Guard District on 15 September 1942. On 15 September 1944, Gotō was in command of the 12th Air Fleet , and concurrently
255-992: The duo Football Hour Toshio Gotō (born 1938), Japanese film director Musicians [ edit ] Kumiko Goto (born 1971), Japanese singer Maki Goto (born 1985), Japanese singer in Hello!Project Mariko Gotō , 21st-century Japanese singer Masafumi Gotoh (born 1976), member of the Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation Midori Gotō (born 1971), Japanese-born American violinist Ryu Gotō (born 1988), Japanese-American violinist Suguru Goto , 21st-century Japanese composer and new media artist Tsugutoshi Gotō ( 後藤 次利 , born 1952) , Japanese musician Yukari Goto ( 後藤 友香里 , born 1988) , Japanese singer and voice actress Government [ edit ] Fumio Gotō (1884–1980), Japanese politician and theoretician Hitoshi Goto (born 1957), Japanese politician, governor of Yamanashi Prefecture Gotō Morinori (1840–1875), Japanese daimyō of Fukue Domain in what
272-872: The ground on the first day of combat. But soon, his planes began to encounter fierce resistance and were only relieved by the arrival of Rear-Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi 's relief force. On February 1, 1942, while Gotō was in command of aircraft bases in the Marshall Islands and Gilbert Islands , the Allies launched the Marshalls–Gilberts raids in which Japanese positions in Micronesia were attacked by United States Navy aircraft primarily in an effort to boost American public morale. Although fewer than 18 Japanese aircraft were shot down or destroyed by bombs, Gotō came under criticism for his failure to shoot down
289-468: The population, while the top 100 surnames cover slightly more than 33%. This ranking is a result of an August 2008 study by Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company , which included approximately 6,118,000 customers of Meiji Yasuda's insurance and annuities. Eiji Got%C5%8D Gotō was a native of Takanashi Village in Senboku District, Akita (what is now the city of Daisen, Akita ), and
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