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Ōshima, Oshima, Ooshima or Ohshima (written: 大島, 大嶋 lit. "big island") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Hiromi Oshima, model and playmate
  • Hiroshi Ōshima, Japanese ambassador to Nazi Germany during World War II
  • Joun Ōshima, noted Japanese sculptor in the Meiji/Taisho era
  • Mai Oshima, AKB48
  • Masamitsu Ōshima (1884–1965), Japanese herpetologist and ichthyologist
  • Michiru Oshima, Japanese composer
  • Nagisa Oshima, Japanese film director
  • Naoto Ohshima, original character designer of Sonic the Hedgehog and Dr. Robotnik
  • Takatō Ōshima, made the first blast furnace and western-style cannons in Japan
  • Towa Oshima, manga artist
  • Tsutomu Ohshima, martial artist, head of Shotokan Karate of America.
  • Yuko Oshima, AKB48

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