Morimoto

Morimoto (森本) is a family name in the Japanese language and the meaning is '(one who lives) near the forest'.

It may also may refer to:

• Pedro Ken Morimoto, a Brazilian football midfielder
• Carlos Morimoto, a Brazilian software engineer and author
• Koji Morimoto, a Japanese animator and anime director
• Kozueko Morimoto, manga author
• Masaharu Morimoto, a Japanese chef
• Ryōji Morimoto, a Japanese actor
• Ryutaro Morimoto, a Japanese singer and member of Jpop group Hey! Say! JUMP's subgroup Hey! Say! 7
• Shigeki Morimoto, a Japanese video game designer at Game Freak
• Takayuki Morimoto, a Japanese football (soccer) player
• Tomo Morimoto, a Japanese long-distance runner