- Takeuchi
"Takeuchi" ( _ja. 竹内; "within bamboo") or "Takeuchi" ( _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-statesman Takenouchi-no-Sukune, himself supposedly a descendant of the mythicalEmperor Kōgen and a counselor to several other emperors, includingEmperor Ōjin (late 4th century). Other families such as theSoga also claim Takenouchi-no-Sukune as an ancestor.The Takenouchi-ryū is a "
koryū " tradition founded by Takenouchi Chūnagon Daijō Hisamori in1532 and is still maintained today by his descendants.People
* Takenouchi Chūnagon Daijō Hisamori, founder of Takenouchi-ryū
*Hirotaka Takeuchi , a professor and knowledge-management author
*Junko Takeuchi , a "seiyū " (Japanese voice actor)
*Mariya Takeuchi , a musician
*Minoru Takeuchi , a Japanese volleyball player
*Motoaki Takenouchi , a video game composer
*Naoko Takeuchi , aTokyo manga artist
*Riki Takeuchi , an actor in the "Dead or Alive" series of films
* Takenouchi Tōjūrō Hisatake, 13th "sōdenke" of Takenouchi-ryū
*Yūko Takeuchi , a television actress
*Yutaka Takenouchi , a television actorFictional characters
* Itsuki "Iggy" Takeuchi, a character in the manga "
Initial D "
*Sora Takenouchi , a fictional character in the anime's "Digimon Adventure " and "Digimon Adventure 02 "
*Sora Takeuchi , a character in the manga and anime "Air Gear "ee also
* [http://www2.una.edu/Takeuchi/DrT_Jpn_Culture_files/ume2.gifCrest of the Takeuchi family] , a stylized "
ume " blossom
*Takeuchi Manufacturing , a Japanese heavy equipment manufacturer
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