Mitsuru Yoshida (吉田 満 "Yoshida Mitsuru" January 6, 1923 – September 17, 1979) was a Japanese author and naval officer. He was born in Tokyo. He was a survivor of the battleship "Yamato" when it was sunk on 7 April 1945 during Operation Ten-Go, an attempt to support the defenders of Okinawa.