Mochizuki

Mochizuki

Pronunciation	Mochizuki
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Region of origin	Japan

Mochizuki (written: 望月 lit. "wish moon") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Ayumu Mochizuki (born 2000), Japanese actor
• Mochizuki Chiyome (c. late 16th century), noblewoman
• Hiroo Mochizuki (born 1936), martial artist
• Hisayo Mochizuki (born 1978), voice actress
• Horace Yomishi Mochizuki (1937–1989), mathematician
• Isamu Mochizuki (1906–1944), flying ace
• Jun Mochizuki, manga artist
• Mochizuki Keisuke (1867–1941), cabinet minister in the Taisho and early Showa periods
• Masaaki Mochizuki (born 1970), professional wrestler
• Minetarō Mochizuki (born 1961), manga artist
• Minoru Mochizuki (1907–2003), martial artist
• Noriko Mochizuki (望月 のり子, born 1967), Japanese gymnast
• Reo Mochizuki (望月 嶺臣, born 1995), Japanese footballer
• Rokurō Mochizuki (born 1957), film director
• Saya Mochizuki (born 1976), model
• Shigeyoshi Mochizuki (born 1973), association football player
• Shinichi Mochizuki (born 1969), mathematician
• Shintaro Mochizuki (born 2003), tennis player
• Shizuo Mochizuki (望月 倭夫, 1909–?), Japanese pole vaulter
• Susumu Mochizuki (born 1978), professional wrestler
• Takurō Mochizuki (born 1972), mathematician
• Tatsuya Mochizuki (born 1963), association football player
• Tomomi Mochizuki (born 1958), anime director and producer
• Yūta Mochizuki (望月 祐多, born 1967), Japanese actor and voice actor

Fictional characters

• Mochizuki Honami, a character in the game Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage!
• Mochizuki Rokurō, member of the Sanada Ten Braves
• Sokaku Mochizuki, from the Fatal Fury series
• Mochizuki Minato from Tsukipro
• Mochizuki Tōuya, the protagonist of In Another World with My Smartphone

See also

• Mochizuki school of Japanese painting, founded by Mochizuki Gyokusen I
• Mochizuki-shuku
• Mochizuki, Nagano
• Mochizuki, destroyer