Sakamoto

This article is about the surname. For the Japanese village, see Sakamoto, Kumamoto. For a part of a Japanese city, see Ōtsu, Shiga.

Sakamoto (written: 坂本) is the 40th most common Japanese surname. A less common variant is 坂元.

Notable people with the surname include:

• Chika Sakamoto (born 1959), voice actor and singer
• Fuyumi Sakamoto (born 1967), enka singer
• Hayato Sakamoto (坂本 勇人, born 1988), Japanese professional baseball player
• Hideki Sakamoto (born 1972), video game composer
• Hiroshi Sakamoto (坂本 弘, born 1960), Japanese swimmer
• Kaori Sakamoto (born 2000), Japanese figure skater
• Kazma Sakamoto (born 1982), Japanese professional wrestler
• Kazuko Sakamoto (坂本 和子, born 1935), Japanese swimmer
• Kerri Sakamoto (born 1960), Canadian novelist
• Kodai Sakamoto (坂本 広大, born 1995), Japanese footballer
• Koki Sakamoto (坂本 功貴, born 1986), 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
• Sakamoto Ryōma (坂本 龍馬, 1836–1867), military leader prior to the Meiji Restoration
• Ryuichi Sakamoto (1952–2023), musician and composer, as well as an actor
• Seishirō Sakamoto (坂本 誠志郎, born 1993), Japanese baseball player
• Seiya Sakamoto (坂本 征也, born 1944), Japanese water polo player
• Shōgo Sakamoto (born 1993), actor and singer
• Shoichiro Sakamoto (阪本 翔一朗, born 1995), Japanese footballer
• Soichi Sakamoto (1921–2012), American swimming coach
• Takao Sakamoto (阪本 孝男, born 1958), Japanese high jumper
• Takehiro Sakamoto (坂本 豪大, born 1976), Japanese freestyle skier
• Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (坂元 達裕, born 1996), Japanese footballer
• Toshisuke Sakamoto (坂本 利介, born 1965), 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
• Masayuki Sakamoto, the main character in the 2002 South Korean science fiction film 2009: Lost Memories
• Ryuji Sakamoto, from Persona 5
• Taro Sakamoto, from Sakamoto Days
• Tatsuma Sakamoto, from Gintama