Shintarō
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Shintarō is any of several Japanese given names. They consist of a prefix followed by "tarō," which alone is a name common among first sons. Prefixes carry additional meaning, such as "new"; many of these can stand alone as a given name.
Real people who have used the name include
- (using the kanji 新太郎)
- the late actor Katsu Shintarō (stage name)[1];
- former baseball player Hirose Shintarō (Yokohama Taiyō Whales and other teams);
- magician Fujiyama Shintarō
- (using the kanji 慎太郎)
- Tokyo governor Ishihara Shintarō[2];
- Edo period Tosa han samurai Nakaoka Shintarō[3];
- Hokkaidō Nippon Ham Fighters baseball player Ejiri Shintarō;
- TBS announcer Kaidō Shintarō;
- Orix Buffaloes baseball player Yoshida Shintarō
- (using the kanji 真太郎) Fukuoka Softbank Hawks baseball player Yoshitake Shintarō[4]
- (using the kanji 伸太郎) seiyu Ohata Shintaro[5]
- (using the kanji 晋太郎) the late politician Abe Shintarō
In fiction, Akikusa Shintarō was the nom de guerre of the lead character from the cult 1960s Japanese TV series The Samurai.
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