Isamu (いさむ, イサム) is a masculine Japanese given name.
Isamu can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
勇, "courage" or "bravery"
勲, "merit"
敢, "gallantry"
武, "war"
The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.
Isamu Akasaki (赤崎 勇, born 1929), Japanese scientist
Isamu Chō (長 勇, 1895–1945), Japanese general
Isamu Imakake, director of Captain Tsubasa
Isamu Noguchi (野口 勇, 1904–1988), Japanese-American artist and landscape architect
Isamu Takeshita (1869–1949), Japanese Imperial Navy admiral
Isamu Tanonaka (田の中勇, 1932–2010), Japanese voice actor
Yoshii Isamu (吉井勇, 1886–1960), Japanese poet and playwright
Isamu Yamada or Knock Yokoyama (山田勇, 1932–2007), Japanese comedian and politician
Isamu Sonoda (born 1946), retired judoka who competed in the middleweight (-80 kg) division
Isamu Nakane, a character in Obasan
Isamu Alva Dyson, a character in Macross anime
Isamu Ozu, a character in tokusatsu show Mahou Sentai Magiranger
Isamu Nitta, a character in Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne video game
Take Isamu, the protagonist of the manga Buyuden
Doll Isamu, a character in Super Doll Licca-chan
Isamu Akai, a character from the Pocket Monsters manga
