Funakoshi (written: 船越, 舩越 or 舟越) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: , Japanese actor and television personality , Japanese actor , Okinawan master of karate , son of Gichin Funakoshi , Japanese sculptor , better known as Rie fu, Japanese singer , Japanese sculptor and painter , Japanese footballer See also 9842 Funakoshi, a main-belt asteroid Funakoshi Station, a railway station in Oga, Akita Prefecture, Japan Japanese-language surnames