Takemura (written: 竹村 or, more rarely, 武村, 竹邑 or 武邑) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Hiroshi Takemura is a Japanese voice actor. He is an alumnus of the theatrical troupe Gekidan Baraza, which was directed by Nachi Nozawa. His hobbies include billiards, skiing, fishing and tennis. Currently belongs to Office Kaoru. Anime TV *''After War Gundam X ...

, Japanese voice actor *

Katsushi Takemura is a Japanese retired professional wrestler, mostly known for his ring name Takemura (written in all capitals). Having worked for New Japan Pro-Wrestling for most of his career, he was an occasional member of the renowned stable Tokyo Gurentai. ...

, Japanese professional wrestler * Kiriko Takemura, Japanese singer and model, known under the pseudonym Kyary Pamyu Pamyu *

Masayoshi Takemura was a Japanese politician. Elected as a representative of the Liberal Democratic Party, in 1993 he broke away to form New Party Sakigake, before joining the newly formed Democratic Party of Japan in 1997. He served as Chief Cabinet Secretary ...

, Japanese politician *

Mitsuhiro Takemura is a Japanese scholar specializing in the study of media design, professor at Sapporo City University. Takemura graduated from Nihon University , abbreviated as , is a private research university in Japan. Its predecessor, Nihon Law Schoo ...

, Japanese scholar *

Nobukazu Takemura Nobukazu Takemura (竹村延和 ''Takemura Nobukazu''; born August 28, 1968, in Hirakata, Osaka) is a Japanese musician and artist. He became interested in music at a young age by listening to the radio, and began to make music at home with a t ...

, Japanese musician * Takemura Yoemon, Japanese swordsman * Yoshiya Takemura, Japanese football player

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