Shizuo

Shizuo
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used

Last updated February 22, 2019

Shizuo (written: 静夫, 静雄, 静男, 倭夫 or 鎮雄) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

Shizuo Akira (審良静男, born 1953), Japanese immunologist
Amanoyama Shizuo (天ノ山静雄, 1953–1997), Japanese sumo wrestler
Shizuo Fujieda (藤枝静男, 1907–1993), Japanese writer
Shizuo Imaizumi (今泉鎮雄, born 1938), Japanese aikidoka
Shizuo Kakutani (角谷静夫, 1911–2004), Japanese-born American mathematician
Shizuo Miyama (深山静夫), Japanese footballer
Shizuo Mochizuki (望月倭夫, 1909–?), Japanese pole vaulter
Nayoroiwa Shizuo (名寄岩静男, 1914–1971), Japanese sumo wrestler
Shizuo Takada (高田静夫, born 1947), Japanese footballer and referee
Shizuo Takada (athlete) (高田静雄, 1909–1963), Japanese shot putter
Shizuo Yada (矢田静雄, born 1948), Japanese sport wrestler
Shizuo Yokoyama (横山静雄, 1890–1961), Japanese general

Shizuo Akira is a professor at the Department of Host Defense, Osaka University, Japan. He has made ground-breaking discoveries in the field of immunology, most significantly in the area of innate host defense mechanisms.

Amanoyama Shizuo was a sumo wrestler from Taku Saga, Japan. He was an amateur champion at Komazawa University and so was given makushita tsukedashi status upon entering professional sumo.He made his professional debut in March 1976, fighting under surname of Ogata, and reached the top division in March 1978. In his top division debut he defeated ozeki Takanohana and scored 11 wins against 4 losses, winning the Fighting Spirit prize for the only time. He made his makuuchi debut in the same tournament as Kotowaka and as both were unusually tall, they were nicknamed "Jumbo Jet" and "Concorde". His highest rank was maegashira 1. Upon retirement from active competition, he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association under the name Tatsutayama. He died while an active oyakata in September 1997 at the age of 43. He had been suffering from diabetes and liver disease since his days as an active wrestler.

Shizuo Fujieda was a Japanese author.

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