Minoru

Minoru is a Japanese masculine given name .

Name bearer

• Genda Minoru (1904–1989), Japanese military and politician
• Hirai Minoru (1903-1998), Japanese Aikidoka
• Inuzuka Minoru (1901-2007), Japanese screenwriter and director
• Minoru Kawasaki (born 1958), Japanese director
• Minoru Kawawada (* 1952), Japanese karateka
• Kitani Minoru (1909–1975), Japanese go player
• Minoru Kizawa (* 1947), Japanese astronomer
• Miki Minoru (1930–2011), Japanese composer
• Mochizuki Minoru (1907-2003), Japanese Budoka
• Minoru Mori (1934–2012), Japanese entrepreneur
• Minoru Mukaiya (* 1956), Japanese musician
• Ōta Minoru (1891–1945), Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy
• Minoru Sano (* 1955), Japanese figure skater
• Shirota Minoru (1899–1982), Japanese microbiologist and company founder
• Minoru Yamasaki (1912–1986), American architect

stage name

• Minoru Kō , Japanese Otokoyaku (actress who gives male roles)

Furthermore

• Minoru is the name of a game of chance named after a racehorse owned by Edward VII