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Keitarō

Wikimedia disambiguation page

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 13, 2023
Entity authorityQ6383925
Source-derived summary

Keitarō is a Japanese given name. The spelling varies.

People

啓太郎

Keitarō Arima (born 1969), manga artist, author of Tsukuyomi -Moon Phase- among others

Izawa Keitaro, member of Appa and the band Tokyo Incidents

慶太郎

Motonaga Keitaro, director of the anime To Heart: Remember My Memories, Amaenaideyo!!, Lovely Idol, Iczer Girl Iczelion, Kikaider 01: The Animation, Yumeria, GetBackers, Magic Knight Rayearth OVA and School Days

敬太郎

Keitarō Takanami, founder and former member of pop group Pizzicato Five

To be sorted

Kondo Keitaro, author, recipient of the Akutagawa Prize

Keitaro Konnai (born 1978), swimmer

Keitaro Hara, chief equipping officer on the Japanese cruiser Haguro and later captain of Japanese battleship Ise and then Japanese battleship Nagato

Keitaro Hoshino (born 1969), boxer

Inoue Keitaro, martial artist, see Tenjin Shin'yō-ryū

Keitaro Miho, one of the composers for the film Les plus belles escroqueries du monde

Characters

景太郎

Keitarō Urashima, main protagonist of the manga Love Hina

敬太郎

Keitarō Shido, character in the tokusatsu television series Kamen Rider (Skyrider)

Keitarō Jin, character in the tokusatsu television series Kamen Rider X

Takeda Keitarou, character in the manga Majin Tantei Nōgami Neuro

啓太郎

Keitarō Kikuchi, character in the tokusatsu television series Kamen Rider 555

To be sorted

Keitarō Kiyomasa, character in the manga The Kindaichi Case Files.

Keitarō Mizuno, character in the anime Texhnolyze.

Keitaro Sasakawa, character in the drama series Tokyo Friends.

Keitarō Toukichi, character in the manga Princess Comet.

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Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1969, 1978—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Keitarō, Wikimedia and disambiguation providing the first useful test.
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