16-6718: For other uses, see Yamada (disambiguation) . [REDACTED] Yamada Tarō (山田太郎), the Japanese equivalent of John Smith Yamada ( 山田 , lit. ' mountain rice field ' ) is the 12th most common Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname [ edit ] Akari Yamada ( 山田 朱莉 , born 1996) , Japanese model, actress and idol Aki Yamada ( 山田 明季 , born 1992) , Japanese field hockey player Akihiro Yamada ( 山田 章博 , born 1957) , Japanese illustrator and manga artist Akihito Yamada ( 山田 章仁 , born 1985) , Japanese rugby union player Akira Yamada ( 山田 晶 , 1922–2008) , Japanese philosopher Yamada Akiyoshi ( 山田 顕義 , 1844–1892) , Japanese politician and samurai Amy Yamada ( 山田 詠美 , born 1959) , Japanese writer Anna Yamada ( 山田 杏奈 , born 2001) , Japanese actress Arinaga Yamada ( 山田 有栄 , 1578–1668) , Japanese samurai Arinobu Yamada ( 山田 有信 , 1544–1609) , Japanese samurai Ayano Yamada ( 山田 綾乃 , born 1990) , Japanese beauty pageant winner Bimyo Yamada ( 山田 美妙 , 1868–1910) , Japanese writer Chiaki Yamada ( 山田 千愛 , born 1966) , Japanese women's footballer Daiji Yamada ( 山田 大治 , born 1981) , Japanese basketball player Eizo Yamada ( 山田 栄三 , 1889–1950) , Japanese general Eri Yamada ( 山田 恵里 , born 1984) , Japanese softball player Etai Yamada ( 山田 恵諦 , 1900–1999) , Japanese Mahayana Buddhist Fernando Yamada (born 1979), Brazilian footballer Fushigi Yamada ( 山田 ふしぎ , born 1959) , Japanese voice actress Futaro Yamada ( 山田 風太郎 , 1922–2001) , pen name of Seiya Yamada, Japanese writer Genki Yamada ( 山田 元気 , born 1994) , Japanese footballer Ginzo Yamada ( 山田 銀蔵 , 1915–?) , Japanese cross-country skier Goro Yamada ( 山田 午郎 , 1894–1958) , Japanese footballer and manager Hideaki Yamada ( 山田 秀明 , born 1960) , Japanese cross-country skier Hidetaka Yamada ( 山田 英孝 , born 1976) , Japanese badminton player Hikohachi Yamada ( 山田彦八 , 1855–1942) , Japanese admiral Hiroki Yamada (disambiguation) , multiple people Hiromi Yamada ( 山田 宏巳 , born 1953) , Japanese chef Hiroomi Yamada ( 山田 宏臣 , 1942–1981) , Japanese long jumper Hiroshi Yamada ( 山田 宏 , born 1958) , Japanese politician Hiroto Yamada ( 山田 寛人 , born 2000) , Japanese footballer Hisao Yamada ( 山田 尚勇 , 1930–2008) , Japanese computer scientist Hisashi Yamada ( 山田 久志 , born 1948) , Japanese baseball player Ippo Yamada ( 山田 一法 ) , Japanese video game composer Isamu Yamada ( 山田 勇 , 1932–2007) , better known as Knock Yokoyama, Japanese comedian and politician Isao Yamada ( 山田 勇男 , born 1952) , Japanese film director Isuzu Yamada ( 山田 五十鈴 , 1917–2012) , Japanese actress Itsuki Yamada ( 山田 樹 , born 1990) , Japanese footballer Jirokichi Yamada ( 山田 次朗吉 , 1863–1930) , Japanese swordsman J-ta Yamada ( 山田 J太 ) , Japanese manga artist Jundai Yamada ( 山田 純大 , born 1973) , Japanese actor Junpei Yamada ( 山田 純平 , born 1994) , Japanese footballer Kagari Yamada ( 山田 かがり , born 1972) , Japanese women's basketball player Kanematsu Yamada ( 山田 兼松 , 1903–1977) , Japanese long-distance runner Kazuki Yamada ( 山田 和樹 , born 1979) , Japanese conductor Kazuo Yamada ( 山田 一雄 , 1912–1991) , Japanese classical composer and conductor Kazushi Yamada ( 山田 和司 , born 1987) , Japanese badminton player Keaton Yamada ( キートン 山田 , born 1945) , Japanese voice actor Keiichi Yamada ( 山田 恵一 , born 1964) , better known as Jushin Liger, Japanese professional wrestler Keiji Yamada ( 山田 啓二 , born 1954) , Japanese politician Keiko Yamada ( 小室 桂子 , born 1972) , Japanese singer Keiko Yamada (manga artist) ( 山田 圭子 ) , Japanese manga artist Keisuke Yamada ( 山田 圭介 , born 1974) , better known as Black Buffalo, Japanese professional wrestler Keizo Yamada ( 山田 敬蔵 , 1927–2020) , Japanese long-distance runner Kenichi Yamada ( 山田 健一 , born 1947) , Japanese golfer Kenji Yamada (disambiguation) , multiple people Kenneth Yamada , American biologist Kimio Yamada ( 山田 規三生 , born 1972) , Japanese Go player Kiyoshi Yamada ( 山田 清志 , born 1977) , better known as Kiyoshi Hikawa, Japanese enka singer Kō Yamada ( 山田 亘 , born 1964) , Japanese photographer Kohei Yamada ( 山田 晃平 , born 1989) , Japanese footballer Koji Yamada ( 山田 浩二 ) , Japanese billiards player Yamada Kōrin ( 山田 弘倫 , 1869–1955) , Japanese doctor Kosaku Yamada ( 山田 耕筰 , 1886–1965) , Japanese classical composer and conductor Kota Yamada ( 山田 康太 , born 1999) , Japanese footballer Koun Yamada ( 山田 耕雲 , 1907–1989) , Japanese Zen Buddhist Kumi Yamada ( 山田 久美 , born 1967) , Japanese shogi player Kyle Yamada (born 1983), Canadian soccer player Machiko Yamada ( 山田 満知子 , born 1943) , Japanese figure skater and coach Mai Yamada ( 山田 麻衣 , born 1975) , better known as Riona Hazuki, Japanese actress Mamoru Yamada ( 山田 守 , 1894–1966) , Japanese architect Manabu Yamada ( 山田 学 , born 1969) , Japanese mixed martial artist Mariko Yamada (born 1950), Japanese American politician Mariya Yamada ( 山田 まりや , born 1980) , Japanese actress and gravure idol Masaaki Yamada ( 山田 雅章 , born 1942) , Japanese physicist Masaharu Yamada ( 山田 政晴 , born 1980) , Japanese weightlifter Masahiko Yamada ( 山田 正彦 , born 1942) , Japanese politician Masahiro Yamada (disambiguation) , multiple people Masaki Yamada (disambiguation) , multiple people Masayuki Yamada ( 山田 将之 , born 1994) , Japanese footballer Matsuichi Yamada ( 山田 松市 , born 1961) , Japanese footballer and manager Michiyoshi Yamada ( 山田 道美 , 1933–1970) , Japanese shogi player Miho Yamada ( 山田 美穂 , born 1973) , Japanese voice actress Miho Yamada (gymnast) ( 山田 海蜂 , born 1973) , Japanese rhythmic gymnast Miki Yamada ( 山田 美樹 , born 1974) , Japanese politician Mikiya Yamada ( 山田 幹也 , born 1992) , Japanese footballer Mitsuo Yamada ( 山田 満夫 , born 1994) , Japanese footballer Mitsuye Yamada (born 1923), American poet, activist, and professor Miyo Yamada ( 山田 美葉 , born 1976) , Japanese softball player Miyu Yamada ( 山田 美諭 , born 1993) , Japanese taekwondo practitioner Mumon Yamada ( 山田 無文 , 1900–1988) , Japanese calligrapher Murasaki Yamada ( やまだ 紫 , 1948–2009) , Japanese manga artist, writer and poet Nagamasa Yamada ( 山田 長政 , 1590–1630) , Japanese adventurer, governor of
32-610: A shinpa actor specialising in onnagata roles, and Ritsu, a geisha . Under her mother's influence, she began learning nagauta and Japanese traditional dance from the age of six. Yamada debuted as a film actress in 1930 at age twelve, appearing in the Nikkatsu film Tsurugi wo koete opposite Denjirō Ōkōchi . She soon became one of Nikkatsu's top actresses, but it was her portrayals of strong-willed modern girls in Kenji Mizoguchi 's Osaka Elegy and Sisters of
48-470: A character from the multimedia project Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle Saburo Yamada ( 山田三郎 ) , a character from the multimedia project Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle Jubei Yamada ( 山田 十平衛 ) , a character in the video game Fatal Fury 2 Kouji Yamada ( 山田 光司 ) , a character in the manga series Shaman King Maya Yamada ( 山田 真耶 ) , a character in the light novel series Infinite Stratos Miiko Yamada ( 山田 みい子 ) , protagonist of
64-450: A character in the light novel series Eromanga Sensei Hanatarō Yamada ( 山田 花太郎 ) , a character in the manga series Bleach Hifumi Yamada ( 山田 一二三 ) , a character in the visual novel Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc Hizashi Yamada ( 山田 ひざし ) , a character in the manga series My Hero Academia Ichiro Yamada ( 山田一郎 ) , a character from the multimedia project Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle Jiro Yamada ( 山田二郎 ) ,
80-399: A character in the manga series Sensitive Pornograph Seina Yamada ( 山田 西南 ) , a character in the anime series Tenchi Muyo! GXP Shintarou Yamada ( 山田 新太郎 ) , protagonist of the manga series Kanpai! Tae Yamada ( 山田 たえ ) , a character in the anime series Zombie Land Saga Taro Yamada ( 山田 太郎 ) , a character in the manga series Dokaben Taro Yamada, protagonist of
96-4659: A province of the Ayutthaya Kingdom (Thailand) Nana Yamada ( 山田 菜々 , born 1992) , Japanese idol and singer Nanpei Yamada ( 山田 南平 , born 1972) , Japanese manga artist Naoki Yamada ( 山田 直輝 , born 1990) , Japanese footballer Naoko Yamada ( 山田 尚子 , born 1984) , Japanese animator and film director Naoyuki Yamada ( 山田 尚幸 , born 1987) , Japanese footballer Nichika Yamada ( 山田 二千華 , born 2000) , Japanese volleyball player Nobuhisa Yamada ( 山田 暢久 , born 1975) , Japanese footballer Nobuko Yamada ( 山田 乃玞子 , born 1971) , Japanese speed skater Nobumichi Yamada ( 山田 信道 , 1833–1900) , Japanese politician Otozō Yamada ( 山田 乙三 , 1881–1965) , Japanese general Reiji Yamada ( 山田 玲司 , born 1966) , Japanese manga artist Reirin Yamada ( 山田 霊林 , 1889–1979) , Japanese Zen Buddhist Riku Yamada ( 山田 陸 , born 1998) , Japanese footballer Ryosuke Yamada ( 山田 涼介 , born 1993) , Japanese singer and actor Ryoun Yamada , Japanese Zen Buddhist Sachiko Yamada (disambiguation) , multiple people Sadayoshi Yamada ( 山田 定義 , 1892–1971) , Imperial Japanese Navy admiral Seiji Yamada ( 山田 誠司 , born 1966) , Japanese ski mountaineer Seiko Yamada ( 山田 靑 , born 1978) , Japanese badminton player Sena Yamada ( 山田 誓己 , born 1994) , Japanese motorcycle racer Setsuo Yamada ( 山田 節男 , 1898–1975) , Japanese politician Shinya Yamada ( 山田 真矢 , born 1970) , Japanese musician Shintaro Yamada ( 山田 親太朗 , born 1986) , Japanese model, actor and singer Shintaro Yamada (businessman) ( 山田 進太郎 , born 1977/1978) , Japanese businessman Shinzo Yamada ( 山田 伸三 , 1914–2000) , Japanese cross-country skier Shuhei Yamada ( 山田 修平 , born 1993) , Japanese footballer Shuji Yamada ( 山田 修司 , born 1956) , Japanese volleyball player Suzu Yamada ( 山田 寿々 , born 2001) , Japanese actress and former member idol group NMB48 Yamada Shunzō ( 山田 春三 , 1846–1921) , Japanese politician Yamada Sōbi ( 山田 宗美 , 1871–1916) , Japanese metallurgic artist Sobin Yamada , Japanese Zen Buddhist Tachi Yamada (1945–2021), scientist and gastroenterologist Taichi Yamada ( 山田 太一 , born 1934) , Japanese writer and screenwriter Taichi Yamada (rower) ( 山田 太一 , 1917–?) , Japanese rower Taiki Yamada ( 山田 大樹 , born 2002) , Japanese footballer Takahiro Yamada (disambiguation) , multiple people Takayuki Yamada ( 山田 孝之 , born 1983) , Japanese actor, singer and producer Takeshi Yamada (born 1960), American artist Takuji Yamada ( 山田 拓自 , born 1979) , Japanese Go player Takumi Yamada ( 山田 拓巳 , born 1989) , Japanese footballer Takuya Yamada ( 山田 卓也 , born 1974) , Japanese footballer Yamada Tamaru ( 山田 タマル , born 1982) , Japanese singer-songwriter Tarzan Yamada (born 1962), Japanese drifting driver Tatsuo Yamada ( 山田 辰夫 , born 1956) , Japanese actor Tatsuo Yamada (karate) ( 山田 辰雄 , 1905–1967) , Japanese karateka Tetsuto Yamada ( 山田 哲人 , born 1992) , Japanese baseball player Toshihiko Yamada ( 山田 敏彦 , born 1932) , Japanese ice hockey player Toshio Yamada ( 山田 俊男 , born 1946) , Japanese politician Toshiyo Yamada ( 山田 敏代 , born 1970) , Japanese professional wrestler Utako Yamada ( 山田 詩子 , born 1963) , Japanese writer, illustrator and translator Waka Yamada ( 山田 わか , 1879–1957) , Japanese feminist Wataru Yamada ( 山田 渉 , born 1966) , Japanese boxer Yoji Yamada ( 山田 洋次 , born 1931) , Japanese film director Yasuo Yamada ( 山田 康雄 , 1932–1995) , Japanese actor and voice actor Yoshio Yamada ( 山田 孝雄 , 1873–1958) , Japanese linguist Yasuhiro Yamada ( 山田 泰寛 , 1968–2013) , Japanese footballer Yasunori Yamada ( 山田 靖智 ) , Japanese anime screenwriter Yoko Yamada ( 山田 よう子 , born 1979) , Japanese mixed martial artist Yoshifumi Yamada ( 山田 祥史 , born 1981) , Japanese footballer Yoshimitsu Yamada ( 山田 嘉光 , born 1938) , Japanese aikidoka Yu Yamada ( 山田 優 , born 1984) , Japanese model, actress and singer Yūki Yamada ( 山田 裕貴 , born 1990) , Japanese actor Yuki Yamada (darts player) ( 山田 勇樹 , born 1983) , Japanese darts player Yurina Yamada ( 山田 優梨菜 , born 1996) , Japanese ski jumper Yutaka Yamada ( やまだ 豊 , born 1989) , Japanese composer Yuto Yamada ( 山田 雄士 , born 2000) , Japanese footballer Yuya Yamada ( 山田 裕也 , born 1988) , Japanese footballer Fictional characters [ edit ] Yamada ( 山田 ) , protagonist of
112-471: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Yamada (disambiguation) Yamada is a Japanese surname. Yamada may also refer to: Isuzu Yamada Isuzu Yamada ( 山田 五十鈴 , Yamada Isuzu , 5 February 1917 – 9 July 2012) was a Japanese stage and screen actress whose career spanned seven decades. Yamada was born in Osaka as Mitsu Yamada, the daughter of Kusudu Yamada,
128-901: The Blue Ribbon Award and the Mainichi Film Award For Best Actress simultaneously two times: in 1952 for Gendai-jin and Hakone fūunroku , and in 1956 for Boshizō , A Cat, Shozo, and Two Women , and Flowing . She also received the Blue Ribbon Award For Best Supporting Actress in 1955 for Takekurabe and Ishigassen . In 1995, she received a Special Award from the Chairman of the Japan Academy in honour of her lifetime achievements in cinema. For her work on stage, she has been awarded at
144-732: The Mingei Theatre Company and co-founded the Gendai Haiyu Kyokai theatre group. During the second half of the 1950s, Yamada's main attention shifted towards the stage, but she still appeared in a number of distinguished films like Naruse's Flowing (1956), Yasujirō Ozu 's Tokyo Twilight (1957) and Akira Kurosawa 's The Lower Depths (1957) and Throne of Blood (1957). Other directors she worked with during this decade include Keisuke Kinoshita , Kaneto Shindō and Shirō Toyoda . In addition to her theatre engagements, she appeared on television, including
160-491: The surname Yamada . 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=Yamada&oldid=1252952978 " Categories : Surnames Japanese-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles containing Japanese-language text Articles with short description Short description
176-520: The union strike at Toho, Yamada sided with the anti-unionist group "Jū hito no hata no kai" ("Society of the Flag of Ten"), which consisted of Hasegawa, Setsuko Hara , Hideko Takamine and others. She moved from Toho to the Shintoho studios, but later left Shintoho as well to become a freelancer. She married leftist actor Yoshi Katō , her third husband, and in the wake returned to the union, joined
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#1732779621501192-607: The Gion in 1936 at the new Daiichi Eiga studio that earned her popularity and critical acclaim. Moving to Shinkō Kinema and then to Toho , she became a star with Mikio Naruse 's Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro (1938), appearing at the side of Kazuo Hasegawa . During World War II , she established the theatre group Shin Engi-za together with Hasegawa, and appeared in films such as Naruse's The Song Lantern (1943) and The Way of Drama ( Shibaido , 1944). In 1946, in opposition to
208-459: The long-running Hissatsu series. Her last TV appearance was in 2002. Yamada died from multiple organ failure in Tokyo on 9 July 2012 at the age of 95. She was married four times, to actor Ichirō Tsukita, to producer Kazuo Takimura, to actor Yoshi Katō, and to actor Tsutomu Shimomoto. Her daughter with Tsukita, Michiko, became known as the actress Michiko Saga (1935–1992). Yamada earned
224-525: The manga series B Gata H Kei The Yamadas, characters in the film My Neighbors the Yamadas The Yamada Asaemon clan, characters in the manga series Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku Aoi Yamada ( 山田 葵 ) , a character in the manga series Working!! Ayumi Yamada ( 山田 あゆみ ) , a character in the manga series Honey and Clover Chi Yamada, protagonist of the manga series Chi's Sweet Home Elf Yamada ( 山田 エルフ ) ,
240-618: The manga series Kocchi Muite! Miiko Nina Yamada ( 山田 二菜 ) , protagonist of the manga series Mamotte! Lollipop Raizo Yamada ( 山田 ライゾウ ) , a character in the anime series Valvrave the Liberator Ryō Yamada ( 山田 リョウ ) , a character in the anime/manga series Bocchi the Rock! Ryuu Yamada ( 山田 竜 ) , protagonist of the manga series Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches Seiji Yamada ( 山田 征二 ) ,
256-864: The manga series Yamada Taro Monogatari Taro Yamada character in Yandere Simulator Tsuyoshi Yamada ( 山田 剛司 ) , a character in the television series Densha Otoko Yamao Yamada ( 山田 ヤマオ ) , a character in the media franchise Pretty Rhythm Yui Yamada ( 山田 結衣 ) , a character in the manga series Kase-san References [ edit ] ^ "明治安田生命 全国同姓調査 [ Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company - National same family name investigation ]" (PDF) (Press release). Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company . 2008-09-24 . Retrieved 2019-04-03 . See also [ edit ] Courtney Yamada-Anderson (born 1980), American skeleton racer Japanese name [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
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