Tatsuo Yamada (山田辰雄, Yamada Tatsuo, 1905 - May 28, 1967) was a Japanese karateka from Hyōgo Prefecture.

Yamada was one of the karateka representing the Shōwa period, the founder of the Japanese Kenpo Karate-do.

[1] He was one of the first karateka to wearing sparring gloves in Japan, a development that contributed to full contact karate and kickboxing in later years.

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