Kishimoto

This article is about the Japanese name. For the town in Tottori, Japan, see Kishimoto, Tottori. For the yakuza gang, see Kishimoto-gumi.

Kishimoto (written: 岸本) is a Japanese family name. Notable people with this family name include:

• Cecil Kishimoto (born 1990), Japanese model
• Christina Kishimoto, American school administrator
• Hayami Kishimoto (born 1987), Japanese singer
• Junki Kishimoto (born 1996), Japanese baseball player
• Kayoko Kishimoto (born 1960), Japanese actress
• Kazumi Kishimoto (born 1986), Japanese competitive figure skater
• Masao Kishimoto (1881–1963), Director of the Karafuto Agency
• Masashi Kishimoto (born 1974), Japanese manga artist and creator of Naruto. Also the older twin brother of Seishi Kishimoto
• Sachiko Kishimoto (岸本 幸子, born 1936), Japanese long jumper
• Saizo Kishimoto (1928–2014), Japanese gangster
• Seishi Kishimoto (born 1974), Japanese manga artist and creator of 666 Satan. Also the younger twin brother of Masashi Kishimoto
• Tadamitsu Kishimoto (born 1939), Japanese immunologist
• Takayuki Kishimoto (born 1990), Japanese hurdler
• Takehiro Kishimoto (岸本 岳大, born 1980), Japanese chef
• Taku Kishimoto (岸本卓), Japanese screenwriter
• Toshiko D'Elia (née Kishimoto) (1930–2014), American Masters athletics long distance runner
• Yoshihisa Kishimoto (born 1961), Japanese video game designer and creator of the Kunio-kun and Double Dragon franchises

Fictional characters

• Kaoru Kishimoto, a character in Hikaru no Go media
• Kei Kishimoto, a character in Gantz media