Takeuchi ( ja, 竹内; "within bamboo" or ja, 武内; "warrior household") is a

Japanese surname Officially, among Japanese names there are 291,129 different Japanese surnames, as determined by their kanji, although many of these are pronounced and romanized similarly. Conversely, some surnames written the same in kanji may also be pronounced ...

. It is common in west-central

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...

, and is pronounced Takenouchi (''Take-no-uchi'') by some bearers. The family claims descent from the legendary hero-statesman Takenouchi-no-Sukune, himself supposedly a descendant of the mythical Emperor Kōgen and a counselor to several other emperors, including

Emperor Ōjin , also known as (alternatively spelled 譽田別命, 誉田別命, 品陀和気命, 譽田分命, 誉田別尊, 品陀別命) or , was the 15th (possibly legendary) Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. No firm da ...

(late 4th century). Other families such as the Soga clan also claim Takenouchi-no-Sukune as an ancestor. It can also be written as 竹野内. The

Takenouchi-ryū is one of the oldest jujutsu koryū in Japan. It was founded in 1532, the first year of Tenbun, on the twenty-fourth of the sixth lunar month by Takenouchi Chūnagon Daijō Nakatsukasadaiyū Hisamori, the lord of Ichinose Castle in Sakushū. ...

is a '' koryū'' tradition founded by Takenouchi Chūnagon Daijō Hisamori in 1532 and is still maintained today by his descendants.

People with the surname

*, Japanese ice hockey player *

Akari Takeuchi is a Japanese singer. She is a second-generation member and the leader of the Japanese idol pop group Angerme. Biography Akari Takeuchi was on November 23, 1997, in Saitama, Japan. In 2008, Takeuchi joined Hello! Project as a Hello! Pro Egg me ...

, a Japanese singer and member of girl group

S/mileage , formerly , is a Japanese idol girl group from the musical collective Hello! Project, which originally consisted of four former Hello! Pro Egg (''Hello! Project'' trainees) members that left Egg in 2010 and became full-time members of ''Hello! ...

*, Japanese middle-distance runner * Atsushi Takenouchi (竹之内淳志, born 1960), Japanese Butoh dancer * Aya Takeuchi (born 1986), Japanese rugby sevens player *

Esther Sans Takeuchi Esther Sans Takeuchi (born Esther Sans, lv, Estere Sāns) is a materials scientist and chemical engineer, working on energy storage systems and power sources for biomedical devices. She is also a Distinguished Professor at Stony Brook Universit ...

, materials scientist * Gaisi Takeuti, a mathematician *, Japanese speed skater *

Hironori Takeuchi Hironori Takeuchi (born December 22, 1964 in Kanagawa) is a Japanese auto racing driver. Career Takeuchi competed in the Japanese Touring Car Championship between 1996 and 1998.http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/3522/career/ Career statistics at Driv ...

, a Japanese racing driver *

Hirotaka Takeuchi is a professor of management practice in the Strategy Unit at Harvard Business School. He co-authored ''The New New Product Development Game'' which influenced the development of the Scrum framework. Biography Takeuchi was born in 1946 and ga ...

, a professor and knowledge-management author *

Junko Takeuchi is a Japanese actress and voice actress employed by Ogipro The Next Co. Inc. & BQMAP. Taking a well-trod path by many voice actresses, she often voices young male characters with generally very quirky and goofy personalities. One of her most wel ...

, (born 1972) a Japanese voice actress *, Japanese water polo player * Mariya Takeuchi, a musician *

Minoru Takeuchi Minoru Takeuchi (竹内実 ''Takeuchi Minoru'', born February 23, 1971 in Nishinomiya) is a former volleyball player from Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in t ...

, a Japanese volleyball player * Mio Takeuchi, a Japanese actress *

Miyu Takeuchi is a Japanese singer and YouTuber based in South Korea. She is a former member of AKB48. Career 2004-2008: Pre-debut Prior to joining AKB48, Takeuchi signed a contract with Stardust Production in 2004 and appeared in Little By Little's musi ...

, a Japanese singer and K-pop idol *

Motoaki Takenouchi is a Japanese composer, most recognized for his video game soundtracks during the 1990s, particularly for the '' Shining'' series of games. He has worked for companies such as Sega, Enix, Climax Entertainment, and Game Arts. Takenouchi studied ...

, a video game composer *, Japanese manga artist *

Riki Takeuchi is a Japanese actor best known for his roles in v-cinema yakuza movies. Takeuchi has starred in many yakuza films and action films, such as '' Dead or Alive'' by Takashi Miike. Takeuchi also starred in '' Battle Royale II: Requiem'', in which ...

, an actor in the '' Dead or Alive'' series of films *, Japanese baseball player *

Takeuchi Rizō Takeuchi ( ja, 竹内; "within bamboo" or ja, 武内; "warrior household") is a Japanese surname. It is common in west-central Japan, and is pronounced Takenouchi (''Take-no-uchi'') by some bearers. The family claims descent from the legendary hero ...

, a Japanese historian * Shigeyo Takeuchi, a Japanese physician *

Shion Takeuchi Shion Takeuchi (born September 5, 1988) is an American television writer, animator, storyboard artist, showrunner, and producer. She is the creator of the Netflix television series ''Inside Job'' and has written and produced for the shows ''Gravi ...

(born 1988), American television writer and creator of the Netflix series ''

Inside Job An insider threat is a malicious threat to an organization that comes from people within the organization, such as employees, former employees, contractors or business associates, who have inside information concerning the organization's security ...

'' *

Shunsuke Takeuchi is a Japanese voice actor and singer affiliated with 81 Produce. He won the award for Best Rookie Actor at the 10th Seiyu Awards. His roles include Producer in ''The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls'', Alexander Yamato in ''King of Prism'', Juuza Hyou ...

, a Japanese voice actor *, Japanese physicist *, Japanese shogi player * Yukio Takeuchi, Japanese Supreme Court justice *

Yūko Takeuchi was a Japanese actress. She is known for her roles in television series ''Asuka'' (1999), ''Pride'' (2004), ''FlashForward'' (2009), and '' Miss Sherlock'' (2018) as well as films such as '' Ring'' (1998), '' Yomigaeri'' (2003), and ''Dog in a ...

, a television actress *

Yutaka Takenouchi is a Japanese actor. His on-screen acting debut was in the drama 「ボクの就職」 (Boku no Syūshoku) in 1994, after winning a modeling contest. He regularly appears in commercials. Filmography TV series * ''Boku no Shūshoku/My First Job' ...

, a television actor * Takenouchi Tōjūrō Hisatake, 13th ''sōdenke'' of Takenouchi-ryū * Takenouchi Chūnagon Daijō Hisamori, founder of Takenouchi-ryū * Maori Takeuchi, Japanese singer from Ina Town

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Sora Takenouchi ''Digimon Adventure'', ''Digimon Adventure 02'', '' Digimon Adventure tri.'' and '' Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna'' anime series and films produced by Toei Animation for the ''Digimon'' franchise, are centered on the , a group of childr ...

, in the anime's ''

Digimon Adventure , known as ''Digimon: Digital Monsters'' in English-speaking territories, is a 1999 Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation in cooperation with WiZ, Bandai and Fuji Television. It is the first anime series in the '' ...

'' and ''

Digimon Adventure 02 is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation. It is the sequel to ''Digimon Adventure'', and the second anime series in the ''Digimon'' franchise. The series aired in Japan from April 2000 to March 2001. It was originally ...

'' *

Sora Takeuchi This is a list of characters in the anime/manga series ''Air Gear''. Major teams Kogarasumaru is a team formed by Itsuki Minami and his friends to further their favorite hobby of Air Treck skating. Their team ranking in the world of AT inc ...

, in the manga and anime ''

Air Gear is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Oh! great, serialized in Kodansha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from November 2002 to May 2012, with its chapters collected in thirty-seven ''tankōbon'' volu ...

'' * Momoko Takeuchi, in the manga Inubaka * Rio Takeuchi, a character in the anime ''

Spiral In mathematics, a spiral is a curve which emanates from a point, moving farther away as it revolves around the point. Helices Two major definitions of "spiral" in the American Heritage Dictionary are:Takeuchi Tatsuru, (竹内多鹤) the heroine of the novel and TV drama Auntie Tatsuru ( Chinese:小姨多鹤) by Chinese writer Yan Geling ( Chinese:严歌苓)

People with the surname

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