List of Famous people with last name Morimoto

Hichori Morimoto is a Japanese professional baseballer of Korean descent for the Saitama Seibu Lions. He was the number 4 draft pick for the Fighters in 1999. For years, he was the backup for the most popular player in the league, Tsuyoshi Shinjo. After the 2006 season in which the Fighters won the Japan Series, Shinjo announced his retirement, in which Morimoto then took over Shinjo's center field spot, and also his number 1.

Shintaro Morimoto , is a Japanese singer and actor. He is currently a member of SixTONES.

Hey! Say! JUMP is a nine-member Japanese boy band under the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates. The group is split into two sub-groups: Hey! Say! BEST and Hey! Say! 7. In Japan they sold more than 10 million physical copies.

Takayuki Morimoto is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Greek Football League club AEP Karagiannia.

Masaharu Morimoto is a Japanese chef, best known as an Iron Chef on the Japanese TV cooking show Iron Chef and its spinoff Iron Chef America. He is also known for his unique style of presenting food.

Ryoji Morimoto is a Japanese actor who is affiliated with both Artist Box and Fireworks. He graduated from Osaka Municipal Sakuranomiya High School's Physical Education.

Kōji Morimoto is a Japanese anime director. Some of his works include being an animator in the Akira film; shorts in Robot Carnival, Short Peace, and The Animatrix; and key animation in anime such as Kiki's Delivery Service, City Hunter, and Fist of the North Star. He is the co-founder of Studio 4°C.