Tachibana (surname)

For other uses, see Tachibana (disambiguation).

Tachibana (written: 橘 or 立花) is a Japanese surname.

Classical period

• Tachibana Dōsetsu (立花 道雪, 1513–1585), Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period
• Tachibana Ginchiyo (立花 誾千代, 1569–1602), head of the Tachibana clan during the Sengoku Period, daughter of Tachibana Dōsetsu
• Tachibana Muneshige (立花 宗茂, 1567–1642), samurai during the Azuchi–Momoyama period, adopted son of Tachibana Dōsetsu

Cf. Tachibana clan (kuge)

Modernity

• Tachibana Kōichirō (立花小一郎, 1861-1925), general in the Imperial Japanese Navy and pre-war politician
• Tachibana Shūta (橘周太, 1865-1904), Russo-Japanese War hero
• Yoshio Tachibana (立花 芳夫, 1890–1946), lieutenant general in the World War II Imperial Japanese Army, executed for war crimes
• Zuicho Tachibana (橘 瑞超, 1890-1968), Buddhist priest and archaeologist, explorer of the East Asia
• Masato Tachibana (橘 典人, born 1972), Japanese weightlifter
• Tachibana Hidenori (橘 秀宣, born 1978), Japanese voice actor who goes by Shinnosuke Tachibana (立花 慎之介)
• Keita Tachibana (橘 慶太, born 1985), lead singer of the J-pop boy band w-inds.
• Tatsumaru Tachibana (橘龍丸, born 1991), Japanese voice actor
• Rika Tachibana (立花 理香, born 1987), Japanese voice actress and model
• Ayumu Tachibana (立花 歩夢, born 1995), Japanese footballer
• Takashi Tachibana (立花孝志, born 1967), political activist

Fictional characters

Film

• Taizo and Yuri Tachibana, a commander in the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force and his reporter daughter, in the film Godzilla, Mothra & King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
• Sōsaku Tachibana, a mechanic stationed on Odo Island at the end of World War II, in the film Godzilla Minus One

Live-action TV shows

• Tobei Tachibana, a character in the tokusatsu television series Kamen Rider, Kamen Rider V3, Kamen Rider X, Kamen Rider Amazon, and Kamen Rider Stronger
• Sakuya Tachibana, a character in the tokusatsu television show Kamen Rider Blade
• Dr. Wato Tachibana, a character in the Sherlock Holmes-themed drama series Miss Sherlock

Manga and anime

• Akira Tachibana, main character of manga and anime After the Rain
• Ryoki Tachibana, a character in the shōjo manga Hot Gimmick
• An Tachibana and Kippei Tachibana, characters in the shōnen manga The Prince of Tennis
• Asuka Tachibana, a character in the anime television series s-CRY-ed
• Ryohei Tachibana, a character in the OVA anime Sky Girls
• Shito Tachibana, a character in the manga Zombie-Loan
• Sugane Tachibana (橘 清音), a character in the anime series Gatchaman Crowds
• Taki Tachibana, one of the protagonists of Kimi no Na wa

Gaming

• Maria Tachibana, a character in the media franchise Sakura Wars
• Ukyo Tachibana, a character in the Samurai Shodown video game series