Asano
Asano is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Asano clan, samurai family in feudal Japan.
- Asano Naganori, Important historical figure title: Takumi no Kami
- Asano Nagaakira, samurai
- Asano Nagamasa, samurai
- Asano Nagakoto, last daimyō
- Asano Yukinaga, samurai
- Asano Naganao, Edo period daimyō
- Asano Nagatomo, Edo period daimyō
- Aiko Asano, actress and singer
- Atsuko Asano, actress
- Atsuko Asano (writer)
- Kevin Asano, retired judoka from the United States
- Koji Asano, musician and composer
- Masumi Asano, voice actress
- Mayumi Asano, voice actress
- Ruri Asano, voice actress
- Shirō Asano (karateka), Chairman and Chief Instructor of Shotokan Karate-do International of Great Britain, and the Shotokan Karate-do International European Federation
- Shirō Asano (professor), Japanese professor and political commentator
- Sōichirō Asano, businessman
- Tadanobu Asano, actor
- Inio Asano, manga artist
Fictional characters
- Rin Asano
See also
- Asano-gumi, yakuza (criminal) gang based in Okayama, Japan