Sakamoto Explained

Sakamoto (written:) is the 40th most common Japanese surname.^[1] A less common variant is .

Notable people with the surname include:

• Chika Sakamoto (born 1959), voice actor and singer
• Fuyumi Sakamoto (born 1967), enka singer
• , Japanese professional baseball player
• Hideki Sakamoto (born 1972), video game composer
• , Japanese swimmer
• Kaori Sakamoto (born 2000), Japanese figure skater
• Kazma Sakamoto (born 1982), Japanese professional wrestler
• , Japanese swimmer
• Kerri Sakamoto (born 1960), Canadian novelist
• , Japanese footballer
• , gymnast
• Kyu Sakamoto (1941–1985), pop singer well known for his song Sukiyaki in the 1960s
• Maaya Sakamoto (born 1980), voice actor and singer
• Miu Sakamoto (born 1980), pop singer, daughter of Ryuichi Sakamoto
• , military leader prior to the Meiji Restoration
• Ryuichi Sakamoto (1952–2023), musician and composer, as well as an actor
• , Japanese baseball player
• , Japanese water polo player
• Shōgo Sakamoto (born 1993), actor and singer
• , Japanese footballer
• Soichi Sakamoto (1921–2012), American swimming coach
• , Japanese high jumper
• , Japanese freestyle skier
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese sprint canoeist
• Yoshio Sakamoto (born 1959), game designer for Nintendo
• The victims of the Sakamoto family murder perpetrated by members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult

Fictional characters

• Sakamoto (Maison Ikkoku), from Maison Ikkoku
• Sakamoto-san, a talking cat from Nichijou
• Sakamoto from Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto
• Akira Sakamoto, and Harumi Sakamoto from Princess Princess
• Chiyo Sakamoto from Memoirs of a Geisha
• Julietta Sakamoto from Air Master
• Ryōta Sakamoto (坂本 竜太), the main character in the manga series Btooom! (ブトゥーム!)
• Sue, her brother Kazuma, and their mother Momorin Sakamoto from Cave Story
• Mio Sakamoto, from Strike Witches
• , the main character in the 2002 South Korean science fiction film
• Ryuji Sakamoto, from Persona 5
• Taro Sakamoto, from Sakamoto Days
• Tatsuma Sakamoto, from Gintama

Notes and References

1. 明治安田生命 全国同姓調査 [''Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company - National same family name investigation'']]. Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company. 2008-09-24. 2019-09-30.