Yamashita is the 29th most common Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:Akihiko Yamashita, Japanese animator Ayaka Yamashita (disambiguation), multiple people Bruce Yamashita, U.S. military lawyer Emiko Yamashita , Japanese handball player Yamashita Gentarō (1863–1931), Japanese admiral Gota Yamashita, Japanese mixed martial artist Haruhiro Yamashita, Japanese gymnast Haruka Yamashita , Japanese model and beauty pageant winner Hikaru Yamashita , Japanese ice hockey player Hiroko Yamashita (disambiguation), multiple people Iris Yamashita, U.S. screenwriter Jun Yamashita , Japanese sprinter Karen Tei Yamashita, Japanese-American writer Keigo Yamashita, Japanese Go player Kazuhito Yamashita, Japanese classical guitarist Kinuyo Yamashita, Japanese composer Kumi Yamashita, artist Kyle Yamashita, American politician Maki Yamashita, Japanese pop musician Michinori Yamashita, Japanese mathematician Miyuki Yamashita , Japanese rower Mizuki Yamashita, Japanese idol and actress Norifumi Yamashita, Japanese triple jumper Reiko Yamashita, Japanese pop musician Yamashita Rin , Japanese painter Ryoji Yamashita , Japanese footballer Sachiko Yamashita, Japanese long-distance runner Sadako Yamashita , Japanese swimmer Shiori Yamashita , Japanese ice hockey player Yamashita Shintaro, Japanese painter Stomu Yamashta or Yamashita Tsutomu, Japanese percussionist, keyboardist and composer Tadashi Yamashita, Japanese-born American martial artist Takuji Yamashita (1874-1959), Japanese-American civil rights pioneer Tatsuro Yamashita, Japanese musician and record producer Tokuo Yamashita (1919–2014), Japanese politician Tomohisa Yamashita, Japanese pop musician Tomoya Yamashita , Japanese sport shooter Tomoyuki Yamashita (1885-1946), Japanese general Toru Yamashita, Japanese guitarist Yasuhiro Yamashita, Japanese judoka Yoshiteru Yamashita, Japanese footballer Yamashita Yoshitsugu (1865-1935), Japanese Judo exponent Yosuke Yamashita, Japanese jazz musician Sachio Yamashita, Japanese-American artist, abstract painter and muralist