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Masaoka

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Masaoka is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Kenzō Masaoka (1898–1988), early anime creator
  • Kunio Masaoka (1908–1978), renowned Japanese photographer
  • Masaoka Shiki (1867–1902), pen-name of Masaoka Noboru, a Japanese author, poet, literary critic, and journalist
  • Mike Masaoka (1915–1991), American activist and member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  • Miya Masaoka (born 1958), American musician and composer who performs on the 17-string Japanese koto zither
  • Onan Masaoka (born 1977), Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher