Iwai (surname)

Iwai (written: 岩井 lit. "rock well" or 岩居) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Atsuhiro Iwai (born 1967), Japanese footballer
• Iwai Hanshirō I (1652–1699), Japanese kabuki artist
• Iwai Hanshirō V (1776–1847), Japanese kabuki artist
• Iwai Hanshirō VIII (1829–1882), Japanese kabuki artist
• Katsuhito Iwai (born 1947), Japanese economist
• Shunji Iwai (born 1963), Japanese film director
• Toshio Iwai (born 1962), Japanese artist
• Yukiko Iwai (born 1972), Japanese voice actress
• Yukiko Iwai (Onyanko Club) (born 1968), Japanese pop singer