Takeshi
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Takeshi (which might be written in several ways, such as 武, 毅, 猛, or 健史) is a Japanese given name.
People named Takeshi include:
- Takeshi Kaga, well known stage and movie actor in Japan, probably best known internationally for his portrayal of Chairman Kaga in the Japanese television show Iron Chef
- Takeshi Kaneshiro
- Takeshi Kitano (Beat Takeshi), filmmaker and star of Takeshi's Castle
- Takeshi Konomi, a mangaka who created the Prince of Tennis
- Takeshi Kusao
- Takeshi Sasaki
- Takeshi Ueda also known as ' Cra¥' the bassist from The Mad Capsule Markets
Fictional characters named Takeshi include:
- Takeshi Goda, a.k.a. Jaian, a Doraemon character
- Takeshi Hongo (Kamen Rider 1), a Kamen Rider character
- Takeshi Ibukuro (Jack Hammer) of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
- Takeshi Jin (Takeshi Jinno), an Immortal Grand Prix character
- Takeshi Kishida, a Captain Tsubasa character
- Takeshi Kovacs, aa fictional character in many books by Richard Morgan
- Takeshi Momoshiro, a Prince of Tennis character
- Takeshi Noah, an Immortal Grand Prix character
- Takeshi Yamamoto, a character from Reborn!
- Takeshi, known in English as Brock, in the Pokémon universe
- Takeshi, a character in the manga Princess Ai
- Takeshi, a character in the anime Gantz
- Takeshi Tsunami, a character in Mace: The Dark Age
- Takeshi Nakazato, a character of Initial D
Work named include:
- Takeshis', a 2005 movie by, and starring, Japanese filmmaker Takeshi Kitano.