List of Famous people named Masanori

Masanori Ishikawa is a Japanese professional baseball player. He is currently a pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.

Masanori Sera is a Japanese singer and actor from Fukuyama Hiroshima. He graduated from Osaka University of Arts. As a singer Sera's rock band, Sera Masanori&TWIST appeared in the Kōhaku Uta Gassen twice. He made his solo debut with the single Tokyo rouge (Tokyo指紅) in 1982. On the other hand, As an actor he won Best Supporting Actor award at the 22nd Japan Academy Prize ) for his role in Dr. Akagi.

Masanori Hata is a Japanese zoologist, essayist, and filmmaker. A popular essayist under the pen name Mutsugorō, he was awarded the Kikuchi Kan Prize for his writing in 1977. He is perhaps best known in the West as the director and screenwriter of the 1986 film The Adventures of Milo and Otis.

Masanori Ishii is a Japanese actor, comedian and narrator. In August 1994, he teamed up with Yoshiyuki Ishizuka to form the comedy duo "Ari to kirigirisu" or "Ant to the Grasshopper". He has had roles in such works as The Incite Mill (2010), Suite Dreams (2006), Journey to the West (2006).

Masanori Kanehara is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing in DEEP's Featherweight division. A professional competitor since 2003, Kanehara has formerly competed for World Victory Road, K-1, the UFC, Pancrase, ZST, and also made an appearance at Dynamite!! 2009. Kanehara is the 2009 Sengoku Featherweight Grand Prix Champion and inaugural Sengoku Featherweight Champion.

Masanori Tanimoto is the governor of Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan, first elected in 1994. In 2006 he won his fourth election.

Masanori Hayashi is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.

Masanori Sugiura is a retired Japanese Olympic baseball player from Kudoyama, Wakayama, Japan.

Masanori Morita is a Japanese manga artist who is responsible for creating the manga series Rokudenashi Blues and Rookies. Rokudenashi Blues was made into a live action movie. At the beginning of Masanori's career he was an assistant of Tetsuo Hara on Hokuto no Ken.

Masanori Ikeda is a Japanese actor, singer, and voice actor. He is best known for playing Shishio Makoto in the anime Rurouni Kenshin.