Takeuchi (; "within bamboo" or ; "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 , Japanese ice hockey player , Japanese singer and member of girl group S/mileage Akira Takeuchi (disambiguation), multiple people , Japanese Butoh dancer , Japanese rugby sevens player Esther Sans Takeuchi, materials scientist , Japanese mathematician , Japanese speed skater , Japanese racing driver , Japanese professor and knowledge-management author , Japanese voice actress , Japanese water polo player , Japanese contemporary composer , Japanese singer and songwriter , Japanese volleyball player , Japanese actress , Japanese singer and K-pop idol , Japanese video game composer , Japanese manga artist , an actor in the Dead or Alive series of films , Japanese baseball player , Japanese historian , Japanese physician Shion Takeuchi (born 1988), American television writer and creator of the Netflix series Inside Job , Japanese voice actor , Japanese physicist , Japanese shogi player , Japanese Supreme Court justice , Japanese television actress , 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
See also Crest of the Takeuchi family, a stylized ume blossom Takeuchi Manufacturing, a Japanese heavy equipment manufacturer Tak, mathematical recursive function named after Ikuo Takeuchi (竹内郁雄) The Takeuchi Documents, texts in the Mahikari religious movement