List of Famous people with last name Shimizu

Hiroyasu Shimizu is a Japanese speed skater. He has an Olympic gold medal from 1998 in the 500 m and his win made him a hero in his home country. He currently holds the world record for the 100 m speed skating event in 9.43 seconds. He formerly held the 500 m record (34.32) but was later beaten by fellow Japanese skater Joji Kato.

Michiko Shimizu is a Japanese tarento, comedian, and actress. She is also an impressionist.

Yuko Shimizu is a Japanese actress and former gravure idol. She is represented with YMN. Her husband is professional baseball player Kyohei Nakamura of the Hiroshima Toyo Carps.

Kentarō Shimizu is a Japanese actor and singer.

Shintaro Shimizu is a Japanese football player who plays for FC Ryukyu.

Kojiro Shimizu is a Japanese actor. His career spans more than 30 years. Among his movies are Bee Bop High School (1985), Bee Bop highschool; Koko yotaro elegy (1986), Bee Bop highschool; Koko yotaro march (1987), and Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994).

Misa Shimizu is a Japanese actress. She made her screen debut by winning the heroine audition for 1987 film Shōnan Bōsōzoku. She starred in NHK's morning drama series Seishun Kazoku in 1989. She portrayed Keiko, the female protagonist, in Palme d'Or winning The Eel directed by Shohei Imamura. She also makes regular appearances in Masayuki Suo's films. She won the award for best actress at the 17th Hochi Film Award for Okoge, Sumo Do, Sumo Don't, Future Memories: Last Christmas.

Takashi Shimizu is a Japanese filmmaker. He is best known for being the creator of the Ju-On franchise, and directing four of its films, internationally, in both Japan and the U.S. According to film scholar Wheeler Winston Dixon, Shimizu is "one of a new breed of Japanese horror directors" who prefers to "suggest menace and violence rather than directly depict it."

Shota Shimizu is a Japanese singer-songwriter and musician from Yao, Osaka, Japan, who debuted in 2008. On June 1, 2008, Shimizu performed at Central Park in New York City, USA, during the annual Japan Day Festival. Shota Shimizu went to a local Christian school in Osaka where he learned how to sing gospel music. He became captivated with soul music, which is how his music career started. He was inspired by Donny Hathaway, Marvin Gaye, and Ray Charles.

Tatsuya Shimizu is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons.