Masataka

Masataka (written: 昌孝, 雅孝, 雅隆, 正隆, 正孝, 正崇, 正太, 正貴, 正尚, 政孝, 仁崇, 將貴, 昌隆, 真孝 or 真隆) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Masataka Azuma (我妻 正崇), Japanese voice actor
• Masataka Gōda (郷田 真隆, born 1971), Japanese shogi player
• Masataka Ida (井田 正孝, 1912–2004), Japanese rebel
• Masataka Imai (今井 雅隆, born 1959), Japanese footballer and manager
• Masataka Itsumi (逸見 政孝, 1945–1993), Japanese announcer, singer and writer
• Masataka Kawase (河瀬 真孝, 1840–1919), Japanese diplomat
• Masataka Kubota (窪田 正孝, born 1988), Japanese actor
• Masataka Matsutoya (松任谷 正隆, born 1951), Japanese musician, composer and singer-songwriter
• Masataka Mikami (三上 正貴, born 1988), Japanese rugby union player
• Masataka Morizono (森薗 政崇, born 1995), Japanese table tennis player
• Masataka Murata (村田 正太, 1884–1974), Japanese physician
• Masataka Nashida (梨田 昌孝, born 1953), Japanese baseball player and manager
• Masataka Ogawa (小川 正孝, 1865–1930), Japanese chemist
• Masataka Sakamoto (坂本 將貴, born 1978), Japanese footballer
• Masataka Shimizu (清水 政孝, born 1944), Japanese chief executive
• Masataka Sugimoto (杉本 昌隆, born 1968), Japanese shogi player
• Masataka Takayama (disambiguation), multiple people
• Masataka Taketsuru (竹鶴 政孝, 1894–1979), Japanese businessman
• Masataka Yanagida (柳田 真孝, born 1979), Japanese racing driver
• Masataka Yoshida (吉田 正尚, born 1993), Japanese baseball player

Masataka

Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used

Fictional characters

• Masataka Takayanagi (高柳 雅孝), a character in the manga series Tenjho Tenge
• Commander Masataka Shima, an IJN officer and the main antagonist of Medal of Honor: Rising Sun