Morimoto

Morimoto (written: 森本 lit. "(one who lives) near the forest") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Akemi Morimoto (森本 朱美), Japanese cyclist
 * Carlos Morimoto, Brazilian software engineer and author
 * Daiki Morimoto (森本 大貴), Japanese footballer
 * Kana Morimoto (森本 佳奈), Japanese kickboxer
 * Keita Morimoto (森本 啓太), Japanese artist
 * Kōji Morimoto (森本 晃司), Japanese animator and anime director
 * Kozueko Morimoto (森本 梢子), Japanese manga author
 * Leon Morimoto (born 2001), American-born Guamanian professional footballer
 * Mamoru Morimoto (森本 葵), Japanese middle distance runner
 * Masaharu Morimoto (森本 正治), Japanese chef
 * Pedro Ken Morimoto (born 1987), Brazilian former footballer
 * Ryōji Morimoto (森本 亮治), Japanese actor
 * Shigeki Morimoto (森本 茂樹), Japanese video game designer and programmer
 * Shintaro Morimoto (森本 慎太郎), Japanese singer and actor, member of boy band SixTONES
 * Takayuki Morimoto (森本 貴幸), Japanese professional footballer
 * Tomo Morimoto (森本 友), Japanese long distance runner
 * Tsuru Morimoto (森本 鶴), Japanese former footballer