Ishii

Ishii (石井, "stone well") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• David Ishii (born 1955), Japanese-American golfer
• Hiroshi Ishii (computer scientist), professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Hiroshi Ishii (golfer) (born 1941), Japanese golfer
• Kan Ishii (born 1921), Japanese composer, and the brother of composer Maki Ishii
• Katsuhito Ishii (born 1966), Japanese film director
• Kazuhisa Ishii (born 1973), Japanese baseball player
• Kazuyoshi Ishii (born 1953), Japanese master of Seidokan Karate and the founder of the K-1 fighting circuit
• Ken Ishii, techno DJ and producer from Tokyo
• Kikujiro Ishii (1866–1945), Japanese diplomat who negotiated the Lansing-Ishii Agreement
• Koichi Ishii, video game director for the Square Enix corporation. He is credited for creating the Mana series
• Kouji Ishii (born 1960), Japanese voice actor (real name Kōzō Ishii)
• Kunio Ishii (born 1941), professional Go player
• Maki Ishii (1936–2003), Japanese composer, and the brother of composer Kan Ishii
• Mario Alberto Ishii (born 1951), Argentine politician of Japanese origin. Currently mayor of José C. Paz County in the Buenos Aires province of Argentina
• Satoshi Ishii (born 1986), Japanese judoka and mixed martial arts fighter
• Satsuki Ishii, vocalist of Japanese rock group, Hakka
• Shigemi Ishii (born 1951), Japanese footballer
• Shiro Ishii (1892–1959), military physician who created and ran Japan's biological warfare program
• Sogo Ishii (born 1957), Japanese film director
• Susumu Ishii (1924–1991), second kaicho (Godfather) of the Inagawa-kai yakuza gang in Japan
• Takashi Ishii (film director) (born 1946), Japanese film director and screenwriter
• Douglas N. Ishii (born 1942), Japanese-American Scientist
• Takashi Ishii (baseball) (born 1971), Japanese baseball pitcher and coach
• Takeo Ishii (born May 3, 1947), Japanese yodeler
• Takuro Ishii (born 1970), professional baseball player, and husband of former J-Pop singer Azusa Senou
• Tatsuya Ishii (born 1959), Japanese singer, songwriter, artist, and industrial designer
• Teruo Ishii (1924–2005), Japanese film director
• Tomohiro Ishii (born 1975), Japanese professional wrestler
• Tomiko Ishii (born 1935), Japanese actress
• Vania Ishii (born 1973), Japanese-Brazilian judoka
• Yasushi Ishii (born 1970), Japanese singer and composer
• J.T. Ishii (born 1984), professional cab driver

Fictional characters

• O-Ren Ishii, character from the Quentin Tarantino film, Kill Bill