- Shintarō
Shintarō is any of several Japanese
given name s. They consist of a prefix followed by "tarō," which alone is a name common among first sons. Prefixes carry additional meaning, such as "new"; many of these can stand alone as a given name.Real people who have used the name include
*(using the
kanji 新太郎)
** the late actor Katsu Shintarō (stage name) [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0441526/ Katsu Shintarō] ] ;
** formerbaseball player Hirose Shintarō (Yokohama Taiyō Whales and other teams);
** magician Fujiyama Shintarō*(using the kanji 慎太郎)
**Tokyo governor Ishihara Shintarō [ [http://www.citymayors.com/mayors/tokyo_mayor.html Ishihara Shintarō - Tōkyō governor] ] ;
**Edo period Tosa han samurai Nakaoka Shintarō [ [http://www.ndl.go.jp/portrait/e/datas/149.html Nakaoka Shintaro portrait and bio] ] ;
**Hokkaidō Nippon Ham Fighters baseball player Ejiri Shintarō;
** TBS announcer Kaidō Shintarō;
**Orix Buffaloes baseball player Yoshida Shintarō*(using the kanji 真太郎)
Fukuoka Softbank Hawks baseball player Yoshitake Shintarō [ [https://www.japanesebaseball.com/players/player.jsp?PlayerID=519 Yoshitake Shintaro baseball profile] ]*(using the kanji 伸太郎)
seiyu Ōhata Shintarō [ [http://www.yukariart-contemporary.com/e/Shintaro_Ohata/01.html Ohata Shintaro credits] ]*(using the kanji 晋太郎) the late politician Abe Shintarō
In fiction, Akikusa Shintarō was the
nom de guerre of the lead character from the cult 1960s Japanese TV series "The Samurai".References
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