is a common masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings 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 , Japanese long jumper , Japanese Paralympic swimmer , Japanese water polo player Daisuke Ikeshima (池島 大介), retired Japanese race walker , Japanese golfer , Japanese Paralympic swimmer Daisuke Matsuzaka (松坂 大輔), Japanese professional baseball player who pitches for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 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 Nakata (中田大輔), Japanese trampolinist who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics , 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 , Japanese football player , Japanese footballer , Japanese footballer Daisuke Matsui (松井 大輔), Japanese footballer who plays for Lechia Gdańsk of Ekstraklasa in Poland , Japanese footballer and manager Daisuke Nasu (那須 大亮), Japanese football player who plays for the Urawa Red Diamonds , 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 , Japanese footballer , Japanese footballer Skaters Daisuke Murakami (figure skater) (村上 大介), Japanese figure skater , 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 Matsubara (松原 大典), 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