# Daisuke

Daisuke (だいすけ, ダイスケ) is a common masculine Japanese given name.

## Written forms

Daisuke can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
* 大輔, "big, assist"
* 大介, "big, mediate"
* 大祐, "big, bless"
* 大助, "big, help"
* 大典, "big, law/rule/ceremony"
The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

## Manga artists

* Daisuke Higuchi (樋口 大輔), a Japanese female manga artist best known for her work on Whistle!
* Daisuke Igarashi (五十嵐大介), a Japanese manga artist known for his bold, detailed art style and innovative storytelling
* Daisuke Moriyama (森山大輔), a Japanese manga artist best known for creating the Chrono Crusade series

## Sportspeople

* Daisuke Arakawa (荒川 大輔, born 1981), Japanese long jumper
* Daisuke Ejima (江島 大佑), Japanese Paralympic swimmer
* Daisuke Houki (宝亀 大輔, born 1961), Japanese water polo player
* Daisuke Ikeshima (池島 大介), retired Japanese race walker
* Daisuke Kataoka (片岡 大育, born 1988), Japanese golfer
* Daisuke Maeda (前田 大介), Japanese Paralympic swimmer
* Daisuke Matsuzaka (松坂 大輔), retired Japanese professional baseball pitcher
* Daisuke Murakami (snowboarder), (村上 大輔), Japanese snowboarder who competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics
* Daisuke Naito (内藤 大助), retired Japanese professional boxer
* Daisuke Nakajima (中嶋 大祐), retired Japanese racing driver
* Daisuke Nakata (中田大輔), Japanese trampolinist who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics
* Daisuke Obara (小原 大輔, born 1981), Japanese ice hockey player
* Daisuke Ohata, (大畑大介), Japanese rugby player
* Daisuke Usami, (宇佐美 大輔), Japanese volleyball player

### Football players

* Daisuke Ichikawa (市川 大祐), Japanese football player who plays as a defender and midfielder for the Fujieda MYFC team
* Daisuke Ishizu (石津 大介, born 1990), Japanese football player
* Daisuke Kanzaki (神崎 大輔, born 1985), Japanese footballer
* Daisuke Kikuchi (菊池 大介, born 1991), Japanese footballer
* Daisuke Matsui (松井 大輔), Japanese footballer who plays for Lechia Gdańsk of Ekstraklasa in Poland
* Daisuke Nakamori (中森 大介, born 1974), Japanese footballer and manager
* Daisuke Nasu (那須 大亮), Japanese football player who plays for the Urawa Red Diamonds
* Daisuke Nishiguchi (西口 大輔, born 1988), Japanese footballer
* Daisuke Oku, Japanese former football player
* Daisuke Sakata, (坂田 大輔), Japanese football (soccer) player who plays for Avispa Fukuoka in the J. League
* Daisuke Takahashi (footballer) (高橋 大輔, born 1983), Japanese footballer

### Skaters

* Daisuke Murakami (figure skater) (村上 大介), Japanese figure skater
* Daisuke Takahashi (髙橋 大輔, born 1986), Japanese figure skater

### Wrestlers

* Daisuke Harada (原田 大輔), professional wrestler signed to Pro Wrestling Noah
* Daisuke Ikeda (池田大輔), professional wrestler competing in the Independent circuit in Japan
* Daisuke Sasaki (佐々木 大輔), professional wrestler
* Daisuke Sekimoto (関本 大介), professional wrestler
* Daisuke Tochiazuma, retired sumo wrestler

## Actors & voice actors

* Daisuke Gōri (郷里 大輔, 1952–2010), Japanese voice actor, actor and narrator
* Daisuke Hirakawa (平川 大輔, born 1973), Japanese voice actor
* Daisuke Kishio (岸尾 だいすけ), Japanese voice actor
* Daisuke Nakamura (actor) (中村 太亮), Japanese voice actor
* Daisuke Namikawa (浪川 大輔, born 1976), Japanese voice actor
* Daisuke Ono (小野 大輔, born 1978), Japanese voice actor well known for voicing Sebastian Michaelis in the anime adaptation of Black Butler and Jotaro Kujo in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
* Daisuke Sakaguchi (阪口 大助, born 1973), Japanese voice actor affiliated with Aoni Production
* Daisuke Tsuji (辻 大介), Japanese-American actor and voice actor

## Other

* Daisuke Amaya (天谷 大輔, born 1977), Japanese independent game developer
* Daisuke Asakura (浅倉 大介, born 1967), Japanese pop artist, songwriter and producer
* Daisuke Ban (伴 大介, born 1947), Japanese actor
* Daisuke Enomoto (榎本 大輔, born 1971), Japanese businessman and former livedoor executive
* Daisuke Inoue (井上 大佑, born 1940), Japanese businessman who invented Karaoke
* Daisuke Inoue (井上大輔, (1941–2000)), Japanese singer, composer and multi-instrumentist
* Daisuke Ishiwatari (石渡 太輔, born 1973), Japanese video game developer and musician
* Daisuke Katagami (片上 大輔, born 1986), Japanese shogi player
* Daisuke Katō (加東 大介, 1911–1975), Japanese actor
* Daisuke Kobayashi (小林 大祐, born 1987), Japanese basketball player
* Daisuke Matsumoto (politician) (松本 大輔, born 1971), Japanese politician
* Daisuke Miyagawa (宮川 大輔, born 1973), Japanese comedian and actor
* Daisuke Murakawa (村川大介, born 1990), Japanese professional Go player
* Daisuke Nakagawa (中川 大輔, born 1968), Japanese shogi player
* Daisuke Nakagawa (中川 大輔, born 1998), Japanese actor (Kamen Rider Zero-One)
* Daisuke Nakamura (fighter) (中村 大介, born 1980), Japanese mixed martial artist
* Daisuke Namba (難波 大助, 1899–1924), Japanese student who tried to assassinate Hirohito in 1923
* Daisuke Shima (嶋 大輔, born 1964), Japanese actor
* Daisuke Suzuki (鈴木 大介, born 1974), Japanese shogi player
* Daisuke Takahashi (mathematician), Japanese mathematician
* Daisuke Tsuda (musician) (津田 大介, born 1977), vocalist of the Japanese band Maximum the Hormone
* Daisuke Tsuda (journalist) (津田 大介, born 1973), Japanese IT, music journalist, and writer
* Daisuke Ueda (上田 太輔, born 1987), Japanese male model
* Daisuke Watanabe (渡辺 大祐, born 1974), Japanese video game scenario writer
* Daisuke Watanabe (actor) (渡辺 大輔, born 1982), Japanese stage/screen/TV actor
* Daisuke Yokota (横田 大輔, born 1983), Japanese photographer
* Daisuke Yokoyama (横山 だいすけ, 横山 大介, born 1983), Japanese singer and actor

## Fictional characters

* Daisuke Aoki (青木 大介), in the manga Kodomo no Jikan
* Daisuke Aramaki (荒巻 大輔), from the manga Ghost in the Shell
* Daisuke Aurora (ダイスケ・アウローラ), from Heat Guy J.
* Daisuke Hayami (速見 ダイスケ), from the anime Rockman.exe NT Warrior
* Daisuke Hyuuga (日向 大介), from the anime Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star
* Daisuke Jigen (次元 大介), from Lupin III manga
* Daisuke Kazama (風間 大介), from Kamen Rider Kabuto
* Daisuke Motomiya (本宮 大輔) (Davis Motomiya in English dub), from Digimon
* Daisuke Niwa (丹羽 大助), of manga and anime series, D.N.Angel
* Daisuke Serizawa, eyepatch-wearing character in Godzilla
* Daisuke, from the film Urduja
* Daisuke, from the film The Grudge 3
* Daisuke Izumo (出雲 大介), from the tokusatsu series, Ninja Captor
* Daisuke Umon (宇門 大介), from the anime/manga series, UFO Robot Grendizer
* Daisuke Kanbe (神戸 大助), from anime series The Millionaire Detective Balance: Unlimited
* Daisuke Ido (イド ダイスケ), from the manga Battle Angel Alita
* Daisuke, from the game Mouthwashing