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Sakaguchi

Sakaguchi is a Japanese surname written 坂口. The characters usually read as “slope” or “hill” (坂) and “mouth” or “opening” (口), and the name is commonly interpreted as a toponymic designation for a family living at the mouth of a slope or along a hillside. It is a relatively widespread surname in Japan and appears in various regions, reflecting a traditional pattern of identifying families by local geography.

In contemporary use, Sakaguchi is borne by individuals across a range of fields, including business, academia,

The best-known bearer internationally is Hironobu Sakaguchi (坂口 博信), born in 1962, a prominent video game designer and

Variations in romanization are common with Japanese names, but Sakaguchi remains the standard rendering for 坂口 in

sports,
and
the
arts.
The
name
is
also
found
among
Japanese
communities
abroad
due
to
migration
and
diaspora.
producer.
He
is
best
known
as
the
creator
of
the
Final
Fantasy
series
and
as
a
founder
of
the
game
company
Mistwalker.
His
work
has
had
a
lasting
impact
on
the
role-playing
game
genre
and
on
the
globalization
of
Japanese
video
game
development.
most
English-language
contexts.
The
surname
is
part
of
the
broader
set
of
Japanese
family
names
derived
from
geographical
features,
reflecting
historical
patterns
of
settlement
and
identity.