List of Ryukyuans
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This article lists notable Ryukyuans, the indigenous people of the Ryukyu Islands in East Asia.
Martial arts
[edit]- Sōkon Matsumura
- Ankō Itosu
- Ankō Asato
- Kenwa Mabuni (Shitō-ryū)
- Gichin Funakoshi (Shotokan)
- Chōjun Miyagi (Gōjū-ryū)
- Chōki Motobu (Motobu-ryu)
- Tatsuo Shimabuku (Isshin-ryū)
- Kanbun Uechi (Uechi-ryū)
- Kentsū Yabu (teacher of Shōrin-ryū)
Academics, journalism, and literature
[edit]- Sai On
- Shō Shōken
- Tei Junsoku
- Iha Fuyū
- Higashionna Kanjun
- Ōta Chōfu (journalist)
- Tatsuhiro Oshiro (novelist)
- Kushi Fusako (novelist)
Music
[edit]- Namie Amuro
- Begin
- Beni
- Cocco
- Da Pump
- Gackt (singer-songwriter and actor)
- Chitose Hajime
- High and Mighty Color
- MAX
- Mongol800
- Orange Range
- Speed
- Stereopony
Visual arts
[edit]- Mao Ishikawa (photography)[1]
- Yuken Teruya
- Chikako Yamashiro (film)
Entertainment
[edit]- Yui Aragaki (actress), known for her role in the television drama The Full-Time Wife Escapist
- Rino Nakasone (choreographer)
- Fumi Nikaido (actress)
- Manami Higa (actress), known for her role in the film My Teacher
Sports
[edit]- Nagisa Arakaki (baseball)
- Hideki Irabu (baseball)
- Yukiya Arashiro (bicycle racer)
- Kazuki Ganaha (football)
- Yoko Gushiken (boxing)
- Akinobu Hiranaka (boxing)
- Katsuo Tokashiki (boxing)
- Daigo Higa (boxing)
- Ai Miyazato (golf)
- Ken Gushi (drifting)
In Hawaii
[edit]- Yeiki Kobashigawa (U.S. World War II soldier and Medal of Honor recipient)
- Yoshi Oyakawa (Olympic gold medalist)[2]
- Ethel Azama (singer)
- David Ige (former governor of Hawaii)
- Jake Shimabukuro (ukulele player)
- Ryan Higa (YouTuber)[3]
- Michael S. Nakamura (or Nakandakari; former Honolulu Chief of Police)[4]
Other parts of the United States
[edit]- Kishi Bashi (musician)
- Yuki Chikudate (singer)
- Tamlyn Tomita (actor)
- Brian Tee (actor)
- Natasha Allegri (storyboard artist)
- Dave Roberts (baseball player and coach)
- Maya Higa (YouTuber, conservationist)
Throughout the world
[edit]- Takeshi Kaneshiro (actor in Taiwan)
- GACKT (singer in Japan)
- Sakura Miyawaki (singer in South Korea, member of the idol group Le Sserafim)
Notable fictional characters
[edit]- Mr. Miyagi (played by Pat Morita) from the Karate Kid trilogy
- Mugen from the anime series Samurai Champloo
- Mutsumi Otohime from the manga series Love Hina
- Maxi from the Soulcalibur series of video games
- Ryota Miyagi from the manga and anime series Slam Dunk
- Yuri Miyazono, the heroines lead protagonist from the Witchblade: Ao no Shōjo novels
- Nanjo Takeshi, Arakaki Mari, and Ryuzuka, characters in the 1973 film Bodigaado Kiba: Hissatsu sankaku tobi
- Shisa from the manga and anime series Chiikawa
References
[edit]- ^ "A tribute to the women of '70s Okinawa". 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Did you Know". www.huoa.org. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
- ^ Higa, Ryan (August 14, 2010). "Tweet 21137901638". Twitter. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
- ^ "Our Chiefs". The Honolulu Police Department.
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