Shōzō

Shōzō

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

Shōzō, Shozo, Shouzou or Shohzoh (written: 昭三, 省三, 省蔵, 省太, 正三, 正蔵 or 昌三) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Shōzō Fujii (藤猪 省太, born 1950), Japanese judoka
• Shozo Fujita (藤田 省三, 1927–2003), Japanese historian
• Shōzō Hayashiya IX (九代目 林家 正蔵, born 1962), Japanese comedian and voice actor
• Shōzō Iizuka (飯塚 昭三, 1933–2023), Japanese voice actor
• Shozo Ishihara (石原 省三, 1910–1993), Japanese speed skater
• Shouzou Kaga (加賀 昭三, born 1950), Japanese video game designer
• Kawasaki Shōzō (川崎 正蔵, 1837–1912), Japanese businessman and shipbuilder
• Shōzō Kitadai (北代 省三, 1921–2003), Japanese photographer
• Shozo "Strong" Kobayashi (ストロング小林, 1940–2021), Japanese professional wrestler and actor
• Shozo Majima (真島 省三, born 1963), Japanese politician
• Shōzō Makino (director) (マキノ 省三, 1878–1929), Japanese film director, producer and businessman
• Shozo Makino (swimmer) (牧野 正蔵, 1915–1987), Japanese swimmer
• Shozo Miyamoto (宮本 省三, born 1940), Japanese golfer
• Shōzō Murata (村田 省蔵, 1878–1957), Japanese businessman, politician and diplomat
• Namiki Shōzō I (並木 正三, 1730–1773), Japanese playwright
• Namiki Shōzō II (並木 正三, died 1807), Japanese playwright
• Shozo Saijo (西城 正三, born 1947), Japanese boxer
• Shōzō Sakurai (樱井 省三, 1889–1985), Japanese general
• Shozo Sasahara (笹原 正三, born 1929), Japanese sport wrestler
• Shozo Sasaki (佐々木 昭三, born 1944), Japanese biathlete
• Shozo Shimamoto (嶋本 昭三, born 1928), Japanese artist
• Shōzō Tanaka (田中 正造, 1841–1913), Japanese politician and social activist
• Shozo Tominaga (富永 正三, died 2002), Japanese activist
• Shozo Tsugitani (継谷 昌三, born 1940), Japanese footballer
• Shozo Yoshigami (吉上 昭三, 1928–1996), Japanese translator and academic