Yamashita
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Yamashita is a Japanese family name
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The name may refer to the following people:
Japanese name
in modern times usually consist of a family name , followed by a given name. "Middle names" are not generally used.Japanese names are usually written in kanji, which are characters of usually Chinese origin in Japanese pronunciation...
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The name may refer to the following people:
- Bruce YamashitaBruce YamashitaBruce I. Yamashita is a Japanese American lawyer and a former officer in the United States Marine Corps Reserves. His successful legal case against institutional racial discrimination at the Officer Candidate School of the Marine Corps became the subject of a 2003 documentary entitled A Most...
, U.S. military lawyer - Gentaro Yamashita (1863–1931), Japanese admiral
- Haruhiro YamashitaHaruhiro Yamashitais a Japanese gymnast, who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics. He won two gold medals for his country in Team Combined Exercises, and Long Horse Vault....
(born 1938), Japanese gymnast - Iris YamashitaIris YamashitaIris Yamashita is a Japanese-American screenwriter.She was hired by Clint Eastwood to write the Japanese side of the story of the Battle of Iwo Jima, once rumored to be titled Lamps Before the Wind, then called Red Sun, Black Sand, before being released as Letters from Iwo Jima...
, U.S. screenwriter - Karen Tei YamashitaKaren Tei YamashitaKaren Tei Yamashita is a Japanese American writer and Associate Professor of Literature at University of California, Santa Cruz, where she teaches creative writing and Asian American literature...
(born 1951), Japanese-American writer - Keigo YamashitaKeigo Yamashitais 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 1994. Yamashita reached the challenger finals of the Tengen in 1999...
(born 1978), Japanese Go player - Maki Yamashita (born 1974), Japanese pop musician
- Michinori YamashitaMichinori YamashitaMichinori Yamashita is a professor at the Rissho University. He studied at the Sophia University under Yukiyoshi Kawada and Kiichi Morita.-External links:*...
(born 1953), Japanese mathematician - Kazuhito YamashitaKazuhito Yamashitais a Japanese classical guitarist. His technique and expression are considered somewhat controversial.-Musical career:Yamashita began to study the guitar at the age of eight with his father, Toru Yamashita. In 1972, aged eleven, he won the Kyushu Guitar Competition. Four years later, he was awarded...
(born 1961), Japanese classical guitarist - Kinuyo YamashitaKinuyo Yamashitais a Japanese video game music composer and sound producer. Her best known soundtrack is Konami's Castlevania, which was also her debut work. She was credited under the pseudonym James Banana for her work on the Nintendo Entertainment System version of the game....
or James Banana, Japanese musician - Norifumi YamashitaNorifumi Yamashitais a retired Japanese triple jumper. His personal best jump was 17.15 metres, achieved in June 1986 in Tokyo.-Achievements:-External links:...
(born 1962), Japanese triple jumper - Reiko Yamashita (born 1973), Japanese pop musician
- Sachiko YamashitaSachiko Yamashitais 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.-Achievements:-References:*...
(born 1964), Japanese long-distance runner - Shunya Yamashita (born 1970), Japanese artist
- Stomu YamashtaStomu YamashtaStomu Yamashta Stomu Yamashta Stomu Yamashta (born is a Japanese percussionist, keyboardist and composer. He is sometimes credited as Stomu Yamash'ta. His father was the band director Kiyoharu Yamashita (1907–1991)....
or Yamashita Tsutomu (born 1947), Japanese percussionist, keyboardist and composer - Tadashi YamashitaTadashi Yamashitais an Japanese American martial arts instructor and actor.- Biography :Yamashita was born in mainland Japan but raised in Okinawa, where he earned a black belt at the age of 16...
(born 1942), Japanese-born American martial artist - Takuji YamashitaTakuji YamashitaTakuji Yamashita , born in Yawatahama on Ehime, Shikoku, Japan, was a civil-rights campaigner. In spite of social and legal barriers, he directly challenged three major barriers against Asians in the United States: citizenship, joining a profession, and owning land.-Biography:Yamashita emigrated to...
(1874-1959), Japanese-American civil rights pioneer - Tatsuro YamashitaTatsuro Yamashitais a Japanese singer-songwriter, and record producer. He has been known by his musical style deeply influenced from 1960s American pop and rock music....
(born 1953), Japanese musician and record producer - Tomohisa YamashitaTomohisa Yamashita, also widely known as Yamapi, is a Japanese idol, actor, and singer.Yamashita joined the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates in 1996 at the age of 11 and made his official CD debut with NEWS in 2004. He debuted as a solo artist in 2006 with the hit single "Daite Senorita". His first solo...
(born 1985), Japanese pop musician - Tomoyuki YamashitaTomoyuki YamashitaGeneral was a general of the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II. He was most famous for conquering the British colonies of Malaya and Singapore, earning the nickname "The Tiger of Malaya".- Biography :...
(1885-1946), Japanese general - Yasuhiro YamashitaYasuhiro Yamashitais one of the most successful judo competitors of all time. He currently works as an instructor or advisor for numerous organizations, including Tokai University, the International Judo Federation, and the...
(born 1957), Japanese judoka - Yoshiteru YamashitaYoshiteru Yamashitais a Japanese football player who was capped 3 times for the Japanese national team.After graduating from Higashi Fukuoka High School in 1996, he joined J. League Division 1 side Avispa Fukuoka. He made his professional debut on March 16, 1996...
(born 1977), Japanese footballer - Yamashita YoshiakiYamashita YoshiakiYamashita Yoshitsugu , was the first person to have been awarded 10th degree red belt rank in Kodokan judo. He was also a pioneer of judo in the United States....
or Yamashita Yoshitsugu (1865-1935), Japanese Judo exponent - Yosuke YamashitaYosuke YamashitaYōsuke Yamashita is an acclaimed jazz pianist, composer, essayist, and writer from Tokyo, Japan.He is praised by critics for his unique piano style...
(born 1942), Japanese jazz musician
See also
- Yamashita Station (disambiguation), several Japanese train stations
- Yamashita's goldYamashita's goldYamashita's gold, also referred to as the Yamashita treasure, is the name given to the alleged war loot stolen in Southeast Asia by Japanese forces during World War II and hidden in caves, tunnels and underground complexes in the Philippines. It is named for the Japanese general Tomoyuki Yamashita,...
, a World War II treasure trove - Fictional character Mari Yamashita