Kodama (written: , or ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
, Japanese basketball player Arata Kodama (born 1982), Japanese football defender Fusako Kodama (born 1945), Japanese photographer Kodama Gentarō (1852–1906), Japanese general of the Russo-Japanese War Haruka Kodama (born 1996), Japanese idol singer, member of HKT48 and AKB48 Hideo Kodama (1876–1947), pre-World War II Japanese politician and cabinet minister Hideo Kodama (designer) (born 1944), Japanese General Motors Europe automobile designer , Japanese sociologist Kazuoki Kodama (born 1965), Japanese Nordic combined skier Kenji Kodama (born 1949), Japanese anime director, and storyboard artist best known for directing the anime Case Closed and working with the anime Lupin III Kiyoshi Kodama (1934–2011), Japanese actor and TV personality Kōtarō Kodama (1934–2026), Japanese politician Mari Kodama, international pianist born in Osaka, Japan and raised in Paris María Kodama (1937–2023), personal assistant and later wife of Jorge Luis Borges , Japanese classical pianist , Japanese alpine skier Rieko Kodama (born 1963), video game designer involved with some of Sega's high-profile projects , Japanese footballer , Japanese rower Yoshio Kodama (1911–1984), prominent figure in the rise of organized crime in Japan Yuichi Kodama, Japanese video director , Japanese manga artist