# Daisuke

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**Daisuke** (だいすけ, ダイスケ) is a common masculine Japanese given name.

## Written forms

Daisuke can be written using different [kanji](/source/Kanji) characters and can mean:

- 大輔, "big, assist"
- 大介, "big, mediate"
- 大祐, "big, bless"
- 大助, "big, help"
- 大典, "big, law/rule/ceremony"

The name can also be written in [hiragana](/source/Hiragana) or [katakana](/source/Katakana).

## Manga artists

- [Daisuke Higuchi](/source/Daisuke_Higuchi) (樋口 大輔), a Japanese female manga artist best known for her work on *[Whistle!](/source/Whistle!)*
- [Daisuke Igarashi](/source/Daisuke_Igarashi) (五十嵐大介), a Japanese manga artist known for his bold, detailed art style and innovative storytelling
- [Daisuke Moriyama](/source/Daisuke_Moriyama) (森山大輔), a Japanese manga artist best known for creating the *[Chrono Crusade](/source/Chrono_Crusade)* series

## Sportspeople

- [Daisuke Arakawa](/source/Daisuke_Arakawa) (荒川 大輔, born 1981), Japanese long jumper
- [Daisuke Ejima](/source/Daisuke_Ejima) (江島 大佑), Japanese Paralympic swimmer
- [Daisuke Houki](/source/Daisuke_Houki) (宝亀 大輔, born 1961), Japanese water polo player
- [Daisuke Ikeshima](/source/Daisuke_Ikeshima) (池島 大介), retired Japanese race walker
- [Daisuke Kataoka](/source/Daisuke_Kataoka) (片岡 大育, born 1988), Japanese golfer
- [Daisuke Maeda](/source/Daisuke_Maeda) (前田 大介), Japanese Paralympic swimmer
- [Daisuke Matsuzaka](/source/Daisuke_Matsuzaka) (松坂 大輔), retired Japanese professional baseball pitcher
- [Daisuke Murakami (snowboarder)](/source/Daisuke_Murakami_(snowboarder)), (村上 大輔), Japanese snowboarder who competed in the [2002 Winter Olympics](/source/2002_Winter_Olympics)
- [Daisuke Naito](/source/Daisuke_Naito) (内藤 大助), retired Japanese professional boxer
- [Daisuke Nakajima](/source/Daisuke_Nakajima) (中嶋 大祐), retired Japanese racing driver
- [Daisuke Nakata](/source/Daisuke_Nakata) (中田大輔), Japanese trampolinist who competed in the [2000 Summer Olympics](/source/2000_Summer_Olympics)
- [Daisuke Obara](/source/Daisuke_Obara) (小原 大輔, born 1981), Japanese ice hockey player
- [Daisuke Ohata](/source/Daisuke_Ohata), (大畑大介), Japanese rugby player
- [Daisuke Usami](/source/Daisuke_Usami), (宇佐美 大輔), Japanese volleyball player

### Football players

- [Daisuke Ichikawa](/source/Daisuke_Ichikawa) (市川 大祐), Japanese football player who plays as a defender and midfielder for the [Fujieda MYFC](/source/Fujieda_MYFC) team
- [Daisuke Ishizu](/source/Daisuke_Ishizu) (石津 大介, born 1990), Japanese football player
- [Daisuke Kanzaki](/source/Daisuke_Kanzaki) (神崎 大輔, born 1985), Japanese footballer
- [Daisuke Kikuchi](/source/Daisuke_Kikuchi) (菊池 大介, born 1991), Japanese footballer
- [Daisuke Matsui](/source/Daisuke_Matsui) (松井 大輔), Japanese footballer who plays for [Lechia Gdańsk](/source/Lechia_Gda%C5%84sk) of [Ekstraklasa](/source/Ekstraklasa) in Poland
- [Daisuke Nakamori](/source/Daisuke_Nakamori) (中森 大介, born 1974), Japanese footballer and manager
- [Daisuke Nasu](/source/Daisuke_Nasu) (那須 大亮), Japanese football player who plays for the [Urawa Red Diamonds](/source/Urawa_Red_Diamonds)
- [Daisuke Nishiguchi](/source/Daisuke_Nishiguchi) (西口 大輔, born 1988), Japanese footballer
- [Daisuke Oku](/source/Daisuke_Oku), Japanese former football player
- [Daisuke Sakata](/source/Daisuke_Sakata), (坂田 大輔), Japanese football (soccer) player who plays for [Avispa Fukuoka](/source/Avispa_Fukuoka) in the [J. League](/source/J._League)
- [Daisuke Takahashi (footballer)](/source/Daisuke_Takahashi_(footballer)) (高橋 大輔, born 1983), Japanese footballer

### Skaters

- [Daisuke Murakami (figure skater)](/source/Daisuke_Murakami_(figure_skater)) (村上 大介), Japanese figure skater
- [Daisuke Takahashi](/source/Daisuke_Takahashi) (髙橋 大輔, born 1986), Japanese figure skater

### Wrestlers

- [Daisuke Harada](/source/Daisuke_Harada) (原田 大輔), professional wrestler signed to [Pro Wrestling Noah](/source/Pro_Wrestling_Noah)
- [Daisuke Ikeda](/source/Daisuke_Ikeda) (池田大輔), professional wrestler competing in the [Independent circuit](/source/Independent_circuit) in Japan
- [Daisuke Sasaki](/source/Daisuke_Sasaki) (佐々木 大輔), professional wrestler
- [Daisuke Sekimoto](/source/Daisuke_Sekimoto) (関本 大介), professional wrestler
- [Daisuke Tochiazuma](/source/Daisuke_Tochiazuma), retired sumo wrestler

## Actors & voice actors

- [Daisuke Gōri](/source/Daisuke_G%C5%8Dri) (郷里 大輔, 1952–2010), Japanese voice actor, actor and narrator
- [Daisuke Hirakawa](/source/Daisuke_Hirakawa) (平川 大輔, born 1973), Japanese voice actor
- [Daisuke Kishio](/source/Daisuke_Kishio) (岸尾 だいすけ), Japanese voice actor
- [Daisuke Nakamura (actor)](/source/Daisuke_Nakamura_(actor)) (中村 大輔), Japanese voice actor
- [Daisuke Namikawa](/source/Daisuke_Namikawa) (浪川 太亮, born 1976), Japanese voice actor
- [Daisuke Nakagawa](/source/Daisuke_Nakagawa_(actor)) (中川 大輔; born 1998), Japanese actor and model
- [Daisuke Ono](/source/Daisuke_Ono) (小野 大輔, born 1978), Japanese voice actor well known for voicing [Sebastian Michaelis](/source/List_of_Black_Butler_characters#Sebastian_Michaelis) in the anime adaptation of [Black Butler](/source/Black_Butler) and [Jotaro Kujo](/source/Jotaro_Kujo) in [JoJo's Bizarre Adventure](/source/JoJo's_Bizarre_Adventure)
- [Daisuke Sakaguchi](/source/Daisuke_Sakaguchi) (阪口 大助, born 1973), Japanese voice actor affiliated with [Aoni Production](/source/Aoni_Production)
- [Daisuke Tsuji](/source/Daisuke_Tsuji) (辻 大介), [Japanese-American](/source/Japanese_Americans) actor and voice actor

## Other

- [Daisuke Amaya](/source/Daisuke_Amaya) (天谷 大輔, born 1977), Japanese independent game developer
- [Daisuke Asakura](/source/Daisuke_Asakura) (浅倉 大介, born 1967), Japanese pop artist, songwriter and producer
- [Daisuke Ban](/source/Daisuke_Ban) (伴 大介, born 1947), Japanese actor
- [Daisuke Enomoto](/source/Daisuke_Enomoto) (榎本 大輔, born 1971), Japanese businessman and former livedoor executive
- [Daisuke Inoue](/source/Daisuke_Inoue) (井上 大佑, born 1940), Japanese businessman who invented [Karaoke](/source/Karaoke)
- [Daisuke Inoue](/source/Daisuke_Inoue_(singer)) (井上大輔, (1941–2000)), Japanese singer, composer and multi-instrumentist
- [Daisuke Ishiwatari](/source/Daisuke_Ishiwatari) (石渡 太輔, born 1973), Japanese video game developer and musician
- [Daisuke Katagami](/source/Daisuke_Katagami) (片上 大輔, born 1986), Japanese shogi player
- [Daisuke Katō](/source/Daisuke_Kat%C5%8D) (加東 大介, 1911–1975), Japanese actor
- [Daisuke Kobayashi](/source/Daisuke_Kobayashi_(basketball)) (小林 大祐, born 1987), Japanese basketball player
- [Daisuke Matsumoto (politician)](/source/Daisuke_Matsumoto_(politician)) (松本 大輔, born 1971), Japanese politician
- [Daisuke Miyagawa](/source/Daisuke_Miyagawa) (宮川 大輔, born 1973), Japanese comedian and actor
- [Daisuke Murakawa](/source/Daisuke_Murakawa) (村川大介, born 1990), Japanese professional [Go player](/source/Go_player)
- [Daisuke Nakagawa](/source/Daisuke_Nakagawa) (中川 大輔, born 1968), Japanese shogi player
- Daisuke Nakagawa (中川 大輔, born 1998), Japanese actor (*[Kamen Rider Zero-One](/source/Kamen_Rider_Zero-One)*)
- [Daisuke Nakamura (fighter)](/source/Daisuke_Nakamura_(fighter)) (中村 大介, born 1980), Japanese mixed martial artist
- [Daisuke Namba](/source/Daisuke_Namba) (難波 大助, 1899–1924), Japanese student who tried to assassinate [Hirohito](/source/Hirohito) in 1923
- [Daisuke Shima](/source/Daisuke_Shima) (嶋 大輔, born 1964), Japanese actor
- [Daisuke Suzuki](/source/Daisuke_Suzuki_(shogi)) (鈴木 大介, born 1974), Japanese shogi player
- [Daisuke Takahashi (mathematician)](/source/Daisuke_Takahashi_(mathematician)), Japanese mathematician
- [Daisuke Tsuda (musician)](/source/Daisuke_Tsuda_(musician)) (津田 大介, born 1977), vocalist of the Japanese band [Maximum the Hormone](/source/Maximum_the_Hormone)
- [Daisuke Tsuda (journalist)](/source/Daisuke_Tsuda_(journalist)) (津田 大介, born 1973), Japanese [IT](/source/Information_technology), music journalist, and writer
- [Daisuke Ueda](/source/Daisuke_Ueda) (上田 太輔, born 1987), Japanese male model
- [Daisuke Watanabe](/source/Daisuke_Watanabe) (渡辺 大祐, born 1974), Japanese video game scenario writer
- [Daisuke Watanabe (actor)](/source/Daisuke_Watanabe_(actor)) (渡辺 大輔, born 1982), Japanese stage/screen/TV actor
- [Daisuke Yokota](/source/Daisuke_Yokota) (横田 大輔, born 1983), Japanese photographer
- [Daisuke Yokoyama](/source/Daisuke_Yokoyama) (横山 だいすけ, 横山 大介, born 1983), Japanese singer and actor

## Fictional characters

- [Daisuke Aoki](/source/Daisuke_Aoki) (青木 大介), in the manga *[Kodomo no Jikan](/source/Kodomo_no_Jikan)*
- [Daisuke Aramaki](/source/Daisuke_Aramaki) (荒巻 大輔), from the manga *[Ghost in the Shell](/source/Ghost_in_the_Shell)*
- [Daisuke Aurora](/source/Daisuke_Aurora) (ダイスケ・アウローラ), from *[Heat Guy J](/source/Heat_Guy_J)*.
- [Daisuke Hayami](/source/Daisuke_Hayami) (速見 ダイスケ), from the anime *[Rockman.exe NT Warrior](/source/Rockman.exe_NT_Warrior)*
- Daisuke Hyuuga (日向 大介), from the anime *[Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star](/source/Futari_wa_Pretty_Cure_Splash_Star)*
- [Daisuke Jigen](/source/Daisuke_Jigen) (次元 大介), from *[Lupin III](/source/Lupin_III)* manga
- [Daisuke Kazama](/source/Kamen_Rider_Drake) (風間 大介), from *[Kamen Rider Kabuto](/source/Kamen_Rider_Kabuto)*
- [Daisuke Motomiya](/source/Daisuke_Motomiya) (本宮 大輔) (Davis Motomiya in English dub), from *[Digimon](/source/Digimon)*
- [Daisuke Niwa](/source/Daisuke_Niwa) (丹羽 大助), of manga and anime series, *[D.N.Angel](/source/D.N.Angel)*
- [Daisuke Serizawa](/source/Daisuke_Serizawa), eyepatch-wearing character in *[Godzilla](/source/Godzilla)*
- Daisuke, from the film *[Urduja](/source/Urduja_(film))*
- [Daisuke](/source/Daisuke_(The_Grudge)), from the film *[The Grudge 3](/source/The_Grudge_3)*
- Daisuke Izumo (出雲 大介), from the tokusatsu series, *[Ninja Captor](/source/Ninja_Captor)*
- Daisuke Umon (宇門 大介), from the anime/manga series, *[UFO Robot](/source/Ufo_Robot_Grendizer)* [Grendizer](/source/Ufo_Robot_Grendizer)
- [Daisuke Kanbe](/source/Daisuke_Kanbe) (神戸 大助), from anime series *[The Millionaire Detective Balance: Unlimited](/source/The_Millionaire_Detective_Balance:_Unlimited)*
- [Daisuke Ido](/source/Daisuke_Ido) (イド ダイスケ), from the manga *[Battle Angel Alita](/source/Battle_Angel_Alita)*
- Daisuke, from the game [*Mouthwashing*](/source/Mouthwashing_(video_game))
- Daisuke, from the dating sim game *[Date Everything!](/source/Date_Everything!)*

## See also

- [Dice-K](/source/Dice-K)

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