Takeuchi

Takeuchi (Japanese: 竹内; "within bamboo" or Japanese: 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 mythical Emperor Kōgen and a counselor to several other emperors, including Emperor Ōjin (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 a koryū tradition founded by Takenouchi Chūnagon Daijō Hisamori in 1532 and is still maintained today by his descendants.

People with the surname

Aina Takeuchi (竹内愛奈, born 1991), Japanese ice hockey player
Akari Takeuchi (竹内朱莉, born 1997), Japanese singer and member of girl group S/mileage
Akira Takeuchi (disambiguation), multiple people
Atsushi Takenouchi (竹之内淳志, born 1960), Japanese Butoh dancer
Aya Takeuchi (竹内亜弥, born 1986), Japanese rugby sevens player
Esther Sans Takeuchi, materials scientist
Gaisi Takeuti (竹内外史, 1926–2017), Japanese mathematician
Hiromi Takeuchi (竹内洋美, born 1966), Japanese speed skater
Hironori Takeuchi (竹内浩典, born 1964), Japanese racing driver
Hirotaka Takeuchi (竹内弘高, born 1946), Japanese professor and knowledge-management author
Junko Takeuchi (竹内順子, born 1972), Japanese voice actress
Kazuya Takeuchi (竹内和也, born 1941), Japanese water polo player
Marika Takeuchi (竹内まりか, born 1987), Japanese contemporary composer
Mariya Takeuchi (竹内まりや, born 1955), Japanese singer and songwriter
Minoru Takeuchi (竹内実, born 1971), Japanese volleyball player
Mio Takeuchi (竹内実生, born 1985), Japanese actress
Miyu Takeuchi (竹内美宥, born 1996), Japanese singer and K-pop idol
Motoaki Takenouchi (武内基朗, born 1967), Japanese video game composer
Naoko Takeuchi (武内直子, born 1967), Japanese manga artist
Riki Takeuchi (竹内力, born 1964), an actor in the Dead or Alive series of films
Ryūshin Takeuchi (竹内龍臣, born 2001), Japanese baseball player
Takeuchi Rizō (竹内理三, 1907–1997), Japanese historian
Shigeyo Takeuchi (竹内茂代, 1881–1975), Japanese physician
Shion Takeuchi (born 1988), American television writer and creator of the Netflix series Inside Job
Shunsuke Takeuchi (武内駿輔, born 1997), Japanese voice actor
Tokio Takeuchi (竹内時男, 1894–1944), Japanese physicist
Yugo Takeuchi (竹内雄悟, born 1987), Japanese shogi player
Yukio Takeuchi (竹内行夫, born 1943), Japanese Supreme Court justice
Yūko Takeuchi (竹内結子, 1980–2020), Japanese television actress
Yutaka Takenouchi (竹野内豊, born 1971), Japanese television actor
Takenouchi Tōjūrō Hisatake, 13th sōdenke of Takenouchi-ryū
Takenouchi Chūnagon Daijō Hisamori, founder of Takenouchi-ryū

Fictional characters

Sora Takenouchi, in the anime's Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02
Sora Takeuchi, in the manga and anime Air Gear
Momoko Takeuchi, in the manga Inubaka
Rio Takeuchi, a character in the anime Spiral
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)
Itsuki Takeuchi, a character in the manga and anime Initial D