# Kishimoto

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This article is about the [Japanese name](/source/Japanese_name). For the town in Tottori, Japan, see [Kishimoto, Tottori](/source/Kishimoto,_Tottori). For the yakuza gang, see [Kishimoto-gumi](/source/Kishimoto-gumi).

**Kishimoto** (written: 岸本) is a Japanese family name. Notable people with this family name include:

- [Cecil Kishimoto](/source/Cecil_Kishimoto) (born 1990), Japanese model
- [Christina Kishimoto](/source/Christina_Kishimoto), American school administrator
- [Hayami Kishimoto](/source/Hayami_Kishimoto) (born 1987), Japanese singer
- [Junki Kishimoto](/source/Junki_Kishimoto) (born 1996), Japanese baseball player
- [Kayoko Kishimoto](/source/Kayoko_Kishimoto) (born 1960), Japanese actress
- [Kazumi Kishimoto](/source/Kazumi_Kishimoto) (born 1986), Japanese competitive figure skater
- [Masao Kishimoto](/source/Masao_Kishimoto) (1881–1963), Director of the Karafuto Agency
- [Masashi Kishimoto](/source/Masashi_Kishimoto) (born 1974), Japanese manga artist and creator of *Naruto*. Also the older twin brother of Seishi Kishimoto
- [Sachiko Kishimoto](/source/Sachiko_Kishimoto) (岸本 幸子, born 1936), Japanese long jumper
- [Saizo Kishimoto](/source/Saizo_Kishimoto) (1928–2014), Japanese gangster
- [Seishi Kishimoto](/source/Seishi_Kishimoto) (born 1974), Japanese manga artist and creator of *666 Satan*. Also the younger twin brother of Masashi Kishimoto
- [Shūhei Kishimoto](/source/Sh%C5%ABhei_Kishimoto) (1956–2025), Japanese politician
- [Tadamitsu Kishimoto](/source/Tadamitsu_Kishimoto) (born 1939), Japanese immunologist
- [Takayuki Kishimoto](/source/Takayuki_Kishimoto) (born 1990), Japanese hurdler
- [Takehiro Kishimoto](/source/Takehiro_Kishimoto) (岸本 岳大, born 1980), Japanese chef
- [Taku Kishimoto](/source/Taku_Kishimoto) (岸本卓), Japanese screenwriter
- [Toshiko D'Elia](/source/Toshiko_D'Elia) (née Kishimoto) (1930–2014), American Masters athletics long distance runner
- [Yoshihisa Kishimoto](/source/Yoshihisa_Kishimoto) (born 1961), Japanese video game designer and creator of the *Kunio-kun* and *Double Dragon* franchises

## Fictional characters

- [Kaoru Kishimoto](/source/Kaoru_Kishimoto), a character in *Hikaru no Go* media
- *Kei Kishimoto*, a character in [Gantz](/source/Gantz) media

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