Sakamoto

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), Japanese professional baseball player
 * Hideki Sakamoto (born 1972), video game composer
 * Hiroshi Sakamoto (坂本 弘), Japanese swimmer
 * Kaori Sakamoto (born 2000), Japanese figure skater
 * Kazma Sakamoto (born 1982), Japanese professional wrestler
 * Kazuko Sakamoto (坂本 和子), Japanese swimmer
 * Kerri Sakamoto (born 1960), Canadian novelist
 * Kodai Sakamoto (坂本 広大), Japanese footballer
 * Koki Sakamoto (坂本 功貴), 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), 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), Japanese baseball player
 * Seiya Sakamoto (坂本 征也), Japanese water polo player
 * Shōgo Sakamoto (born 1993), actor and singer
 * Shoichiro Sakamoto (阪本 翔一朗), Japanese footballer
 * Soichi Sakamoto (1921–2012), American swimming coach
 * Takao Sakamoto (阪本 孝男), Japanese high jumper
 * Takehiro Sakamoto (坂本 豪大), Japanese freestyle skier
 * Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (坂元 達裕), Japanese footballer
 * Toshisuke Sakamoto (坂本 利介), 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
 * , 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