Daisuke

Daisuke (だいすけ, ダイスケ) is a common masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings
Daisuke can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.
 * 大輔, "big, assist"
 * 大介, "big, mediate"
 * 大祐, "big, bless"
 * 大助, "big, help"
 * 大典, "big, law/rule/ceremony"

Manga artists

 * Daisuke Higuchi (樋口 大輔), a Japanese female manga artist best known for her work on Whistle!
 * Daisuke Igarashi (五十嵐大介), a Japanese manga artist known for his bold, detailed art style and innovative storytelling
 * Daisuke Moriyama (森山大輔), a Japanese manga artist best known for creating the Chrono Crusade series

Sportspeople

 * Daisuke Arakawa (荒川 大輔), Japanese long jumper
 * Daisuke Ejima (江島 大佑), Japanese Paralympic swimmer
 * Daisuke Houki (宝亀 大輔), Japanese water polo player
 * Daisuke Ikeshima (池島 大介), retired Japanese race walker
 * Daisuke Kataoka (片岡 大育), Japanese golfer
 * Daisuke Maeda (前田 大介), Japanese Paralympic swimmer
 * Daisuke Matsuzaka (松坂 大輔), retired Japanese professional baseball pitcher
 * Daisuke Murakami (snowboarder), (村上 大輔), Japanese snowboarder who competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics
 * Daisuke Naito (内藤 大助), retired Japanese professional boxer
 * Daisuke Nakata (中田大輔), Japanese trampolinist who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics
 * Daisuke Obara (小原 大輔), Japanese ice hockey player
 * Daisuke Ohata, (大畑大介), Japanese rugby player
 * Daisuke Usami, (宇佐美 大輔), Japanese volleyball player

Football players

 * Daisuke Ichikawa (市川 大祐), Japanese football player who plays as a defender and midfielder for the Fujieda MYFC team
 * Daisuke Ishizu (石津 大介), Japanese football player
 * Daisuke Kanzaki (神崎 大輔), Japanese footballer
 * Daisuke Kikuchi (菊池 大介), Japanese footballer
 * Daisuke Matsui (松井 大輔), Japanese footballer who plays for Lechia Gdańsk of Ekstraklasa in Poland
 * Daisuke Nakamori (中森 大介), Japanese footballer and manager
 * Daisuke Nasu (那須 大亮), Japanese football player who plays for the Urawa Red Diamonds
 * Daisuke Nishiguchi (西口 大輔), Japanese footballer
 * Daisuke Oku, Japanese former football player
 * Daisuke Sakata, (坂田 大輔), Japanese football (soccer) player who plays for Avispa Fukuoka in the J. League
 * Daisuke Takahashi (footballer) (高橋 大輔), Japanese footballer
 * Daisuke Tanaka (田中 大輔), Japanese footballer

Skaters

 * Daisuke Murakami (figure skater) (村上 大介), Japanese figure skater
 * Daisuke Takahashi (髙橋 大輔), Japanese figure skater

Wrestlers

 * Daisuke Harada (原田 大輔), professional wrestler signed to Pro Wrestling Noah
 * Daisuke Ikeda (池田大輔), professional wrestler competing in the Independent circuit in Japan
 * Daisuke Sasaki (佐々木 大輔), professional wrestler
 * Daisuke Sekimoto (関本 大介), professional wrestler
 * Daisuke Tochiazuma, retired sumo wrestler

Actors & voice actors

 * Daisuke Gōri (郷里 大輔, 1952–2010), Japanese voice actor, actor and narrator
 * Daisuke Hirakawa (平川 大輔, born 1973), Japanese voice actor
 * Daisuke Kishio (岸尾 だいすけ), Japanese voice actor
 * Daisuke Matsubara (松原 大典), Japanese voice actor
 * Daisuke Nakamura (actor) (中村 太亮), Japanese voice actor
 * Daisuke Namikawa (浪川 大輔, born 1976), Japanese voice actor
 * Daisuke Ono (小野 大輔, born 1978), Japanese voice actor well known for voicing Sebastian Michaelis in the anime adaptation of Black Butler and Jotaro Kujo in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
 * Daisuke Sakaguchi (阪口 大助, born 1973), Japanese voice actor affiliated with Aoni Production
 * Daisuke Tsuji (辻 大介), Japanese-American actor and voice actor

Other

 * Daisuke Adachi (足立 大輔), Japanese economist
 * Daisuke Amaya (天谷 大輔), Japanese independent game developer
 * Daisuke Asakura (浅倉 大介), Japanese pop artist, songwriter and producer
 * Daisuke Ban (伴 大介), Japanese actor
 * Daisuke Enomoto (榎本 大輔), Japanese businessman and former livedoor executive
 * Daisuke Inoue (井上 大佑), Japanese businessman who invented Karaoke
 * Daisuke Inoue (井上大輔), Japanese singer, composer and multi-instrumentist
 * Daisuke Ishiwatari (石渡 太輔), Japanese video game developer and musician
 * Daisuke Katagami (片上 大輔), Japanese shogi player
 * Daisuke Katō (加東 大介), Japanese actor
 * Daisuke Kobayashi (小林 大祐), Japanese basketball player
 * Daisuke Matsumoto (politician) (松本 大輔), Japanese politician
 * Daisuke Miyagawa (宮川 大輔), Japanese comedian and actor
 * Daisuke Murakawa (村川大介), Japanese professional Go player
 * Daisuke Nakagawa (中川 大輔), Japanese shogi player
 * Daisuke Nakagawa (中川 大輔), Japanese actor (Kamen Rider Zero-One)
 * Daisuke Nakamura (fighter) (中村 大介), Japanese mixed martial artist
 * Daisuke Namba (難波 大助), Japanese student who tried to assassinate Hirohito in 1923
 * Daisuke Shima (嶋 大輔), Japanese actor
 * Daisuke Suzuki (鈴木 大介), Japanese shogi player
 * Daisuke Takahashi (mathematician), Japanese mathematician
 * Daisuke Tsuda (musician) (津田 大介), vocalist of the Japanese band Maximum the Hormone
 * Daisuke Tsuda (journalist) (津田 大介), Japanese IT, music journalist, and writer
 * Daisuke Ueda (上田 太輔), Japanese male model
 * Daisuke Watanabe (渡辺 大祐), Japanese video game scenario writer
 * Daisuke Watanabe (actor) (渡辺 大輔), Japanese stage/screen/TV actor
 * Daisuke Yokota (横田 大輔), Japanese photographer
 * Daisuke Yokoyama (横山 だいすけ, 横山 大介), Japanese singer and actor

Fictional characters

 * Daisuke Aoki (青木 大介), in the manga Kodomo no Jikan
 * Daisuke Aramaki (荒巻 大輔), from the manga Ghost in the Shell
 * Daisuke Aurora (ダイスケ・アウローラ), from Heat Guy J.
 * Daisuke Hayami (速見 ダイスケ), from the anime Rockman.exe NT Warrior
 * Daisuke Hyuuga (日向 大介), from the anime Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star
 * Daisuke Jigen (次元 大介), from Lupin III manga
 * Daisuke Kazama (風間 大介), from Kamen Rider Kabuto
 * Daisuke Motomiya (本宮 大輔) (Davis Motomiya in English dub), from Digimon
 * Daisuke Niwa (丹羽 大助), of manga and anime series, D.N.Angel
 * Daisuke Serizawa, eyepatch-wearing character in Godzilla
 * Daisuke, from the film Urduja
 * Daisuke, from the film The Grudge 3
 * Daisuke Izumo (出雲 大介), from the tokusatsu series, ''Ninja Captor
 * Daisuke Umon (宇門 大介), from the anime/manga series, UFO Robot Grendizer
 * Daisuke Kanbe (神戸 大助), from anime/manga series, The Millionaire Detective Balance: Unlimited
 * Daisuke Ido (イド ダイスケ), from the manga Battle Angel Alita