Takeshi

Takeshi (which might be written in several ways, such as 武, 毅, 猛, or 健史, katakana: タケシ; hiragana: たけし) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Takeshi Inoue (井上 武, born 1980), mixed martial artist, ring name Lion Takeshi (リオン武)
• Takeshi Kaga (鹿賀 丈史, born 1950), actor, known for his portrayal of Chairman Kaga in the television show Iron Chef
• Takeshi Kaneshiro (金城 武, born 1973), actor and singer
• Takeshi Kitano (北野 武, born 1947), known as Beat Takeshi, (ビートたけし), filmmaker and star of Takeshi's Castle
• Takeshi Konomi (許斐剛, born 1970), manga artist, writer of The Prince of Tennis
• Takeshi Kusao (草尾 毅, born 1965), voice actor
• Takeshi Morishima (森嶋 猛, born 1978), professional wrestler for Pro Wrestling Noah
• Takeshi Obata (小畑 健, born 1969), manga artist
• Takeshi Okumura (奥村 健, born 1952), pocket billiards player
• Takeshi Onaga (翁長 雄志, 1950), politician, current Governor of Okinawa Prefecture
• Takeshi Rikio (力皇猛, born 1972), professional wrestler for Pro Wrestling Noah.
• Takeshi Shudo, (首藤 剛志, 1949–2010), scriptwriter
• Takeshi So (宗猛, born 1953), long-distance runner
• Takeshi Ueda (上田剛士, born 1968), musician, bassist of The Mad Capsule Markets
• Takeshi Utsumi, education expert

Fictional characters

• Takeshi Saehara, a fictional character in D.N.Angel manga
• Takeshi Kovacs, a fictional character in many books by Richard Morgan
• Takeshi Momoshiro, a Prince of Tennis character
• Takeshi Yamamoto, a character from Reborn!
• Takeshi (Kamen Rider), a fictional organization in Kamen Rider Hibiki
• Takeshi Nakazato, a grip racer in Initial D series.
• Takeshi Goda, a strong and mean character nicknamed "Gian" (from the English word "Giant") in Doraemon
• Takeshi Shirokane, a character in the webcomic Okashina Okashi – Strange Candy
• Takeshi Sendo, a character from the manga and anime Hajime no Ippo

See also

• Takeshis', a 2005 movie by, and starring, Japanese filmmaker Takeshi Kitano.
• Takeshi's Castle