Junko Takeuchi

Junko Takeuchi
Junko Takeuchi
竹内順子
	Junko Takeuchi in 2013
Born	April 5, 1972 (age 52); Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Occupations	Actress; voice actress;
Years active	1996–present
Agents	Ogipro The Next Co. Inc.; Amuse, Inc.;
Notable work	Naruto as Naruto Uzumaki
Height	151 cm (4 ft 11 in)
Spouse	Kenji Hamada (m. 2006) [citation needed]
Children	2

Junko Takeuchi (竹内順子, Takeuchi Junko, born April 5, 1972) is a Japanese actress and voice actress employed by Ogipro The Next Co. Inc. & BQMAP. Taking a well-trod path by many voice actresses, she often voices young male characters with generally very quirky and goofy personalities. One of her most well-known roles includes Naruto Uzumaki from the popular anime series Naruto. She has played Takuya Kanbara in Digimon Frontier, Rin Natsuki/Cure Rouge in Yes! PreCure 5, Metabee in Medabots, Mamoru Endou in Inazuma Eleven and Inazuma Eleven GO, Gon Freecss in the 1999 version of Hunter × Hunter, MrBeast in the Japanese dub of MrBeast^[1] and GingerBrave in the Japanese dub of Cookie Run: Kingdom.

Personal life

She is the youngest of three children. As a child she studied ballet and piano for seven and a half years. She enrolled in 1991 at Nihon University, College of Art but dropped out two years later. For several years she worked as a shoe salesperson and gave piano lessons at a private school in Tokyo. Originally she wanted to work in a bank office. In 1996 she joined BQ MAP Theater Company where she had several stage appearances. She met voice actor Kenji Hamada in 1999. They married in 2006. Their first child was born in 2012 and the other one in 2017. ^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Anime

Year	Title	Role
1997	Rurouni Kenshin	Honjō Kamatari^[2]
1997	Photon	Photon Earth
1998	Beast Wars II: Super Life-Form Transformers	Moon
1999	Super Life-Form Transformers: Beast Wars Neo	Break
	Digimon Adventure	Gomamon
	Hunter × Hunter (1999)	Gon Freecss
	Medabots	Metabee
2000	Digimon Adventure 02	Gomamon
	Medabots Damashii	Metabee
	Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters	Mokuba Kaiba
2001	Dennō Bōkenki Webdiver	Naoki
	Mōtto! Ojamajo Doremi	Masato Rinno, Kimitaka
	Read or Die	Fabre
	Ask Dr. Rin!	Yue Konishi, Tenshin
	Captain Tsubasa	Takeshi Sawada (young), Hajime Taki (young)
2002–07	Naruto	Naruto Uzumaki, Akamaru
2002	Digimon Frontier	Takuya Kanbara
2002	Hanada Shōnen-shi	Hanada Tokuko
2003	Zatch Bell!	Maruss, Ted
2004	Monster	Dieter
	Kakurenbo	Hikora
	Major	Okamura Trio
	Bird of Fire	Nagi
2005	Onegai My Melody	Kuromi
2005	Absolute Boy	Wakkun
2006	Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star	Kenta Hoshino
	Princess Princess	Kei, Megumi Yoshikawa
	Ouran High School Host Club	Shiro Takaouji
	Saru Get You -On Air-	Satoru
	Yonna in the Solitary Fortress	Piggott
	Katekyo Hitman Reborn!	Lambo
2007–17	Naruto: Shippuden	Naruto Uzumaki, Akamaru
2007	Yes! PreCure 5	Rin Natsuki, Cure Rouge (Speaking Voice)
	Claymore	Noel
	Gin Tama	Daigoro Kitaouji
	Sisters of Wellber	Tina Lawter
2008–11	Inazuma Eleven	Mamoru Endō, Harano Tooru
2008	Kyo Kara Maoh!	Lindsey von Wincott
2008	Tamagotchi: Happiest Story in the Universe!	Kikitchi
2009	Zoku Natsume Yūjin-Chō	Ishio Kai
2009	Jewelpet	Toor, Tata, Lapis, Mint
2010	Digimon Xros Wars	Takuya Kanbara, Gomamon
2010	One Piece	Sabo (young)
2011–14	Inazuma Eleven GO series	Mamoru Endō, Kaizu Kouichirou, Mecha Endō, Sync, Hamusu
2012	Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals	Naruto Uzumaki
2013	Pocket Monsters: The Origin	Red
2015	Kyokai no RINNE	Youta
2015	Digimon Adventure tri.	Gomamon
2016	Nyanbo!	Mike
2016	Kamiwaza Wanda	Mighty
2017	Little Witch Academia	Croix Meridies
2017–23	Boruto: Naruto Next Generations	Naruto Uzumaki
2017–18	Beyblade Burst God	Cuza Ackermann^[2]
2018	After the Rain	Yuto Kondo
2018	Inazuma Eleven: Ares	Mamoru Endō
2018–19	Inazuma Eleven: Orion no Kokuin	Mamoru Endō
2019	Pocket Monsters: Sun & Moon	Hapu
2019	Dororo	Sukeroku
2020	Digimon Adventure:	Gomamon
2021	Mazica Party	Barunya^[3]
2021	I'm Standing on a Million Lives 2nd Season	Game Master
2022	Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Season 3	Barbatos Bachiko^[4]
2023	Kuromi's Pretty Journey	Kuromi
2023	Power of Hope: PreCure Full Bloom	Rin Natsuki,^[5] Kenta Hoshino
2024	Haigakura	Ichiyō (young)^[6]

Film

Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (2004) – Naruto Uzumaki
Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel (2005) – Naruto Uzumaki
Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom (2006) – Naruto Uzumaki
Naruto Shippuden the Movie (2007) – Naruto Uzumaki
Yes! PreCure 5 the Movie: Great Miraculous Adventure in the Mirror Kingdom! (2007) – Rin Natsuki/Cure Rouge
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds (2008) – Naruto Uzumaki
Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo! the Movie: Happy Birthday in the Sweets Kingdom (2008) – Rin Natsuki/Cure Rouge
Tamagotchi: Happiest Story in the Universe! (2008) – Kikitchi
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire (2009) – Naruto Uzumaki
Pretty Cure All Stars DX: Minna Tomodachi— Kiseki no Zenin Daishūgō (2009) – Rin Natsuki/Cure Rouge
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower (2010) – Naruto Uzumaki
Inazuma Eleven The Movie: The Final Force, The Ogre Team Strikes (2010) – Mamoru Endō
Pretty Cure All Stars DX2: Kibō no Hikari— Rainbow Jewel o Mamore! (2010) – Rin Natsuki/Cure Rouge
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison (2011) – Naruto Uzumaki
Pretty Cure All-Stars DX3 Mirai ni Todoke! Sekai o Tsunagu Niji-Iro no Hana (2011) – Rin Natsuki/Cure Rouge
Onegai My Melody: Yu&Ai (2012) – Kuromi
Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie (2012) – Naruto Uzumaki
Inazuma Eleven GO vs Danball Senki W (2012) – Mamoru Endō
Pretty Cure All-Stars New Stage 3: Eien no Tomodachi (2014) – Rin Natsuki/Cure Rouge
Inazuma Eleven Chou Jigen Dream Match (2014) – Mamoru Endō
The Last: Naruto the Movie (2014) – Naruto Uzumaki
Boruto: Naruto the Movie (2015) – Naruto Uzumaki
Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna (2020) – Gomamon^[7]
Healin' Good Pretty Cure GoGo! Big Transformation! The Town of Dreams (2021) – Rin Natsuki/Cure Rouge

Drama CDs

Mainichi Seiten! – Mayumi Obinata
Soul Eater – Maka Albarn
The Day of Revolution – Kei/Megumi Yoshikawa
Yours For An Hour – Haru Hinomoto

Video games

Puzzle Star Sweep (1997) – Domingo^[2]
Street Fighter Zero 3 (1998) – R. Mika^[2]
Garou: Mark of the Wolves (1999) – Hokutomaru^[2]
Hunter × Hunter: Altar of Dragon Vein (2001) – Gon Freecss^[2]
Naruto video games (2003–present) – Naruto Uzumaki
Radiata Stories (2005) – Jack Russell
Ape Escape 3 (2005) – Satoru
Quantum Leap Layzelber (2005) – Chyota
Corpse Seed (2007) – Honoka Yamato
Inazuma Eleven (2008) – Mamoru Endō
Inazuma Eleven 2 (2009) – Mamoru Endō
Inazuma Eleven 3 (2010) – Mamoru Endō, Kanon Endō
Inazuma Eleven Strikers (2011) – Mamoru Endō, Kanon Endō
Inazuma Eleven Strikers 2012 Xtreme (2011) – Mamoru Endō, Kanon Endō
Inazuma Eleven GO (2011) – Mamoru Endō
Inazuma Eleven GO 2: Chrono Stone (2012) – Mamoru Endō
Inazuma Eleven GO: Galaxy (2013) – Mamoru Endō
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links (2016) – Mokuba Kaiba^[2]
Onmyoji (2016) – Zashiki Warashi
Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble (2017-2019) – Kuromi, Mamoru Endō
Fire Emblem Heroes (2019) – Louise, Lugh^[2]
Inazuma Eleven SD (2020) – Mamoru Endō
Cookie Run: Kingdom (2021) – GingerBrave^[2]
Genshin Impact (2024) – Ajaw^[8]

Dubbing

Live-action

Bull – Marissa Morgan (Geneva Carr)^[9]
Cop Car – Travis (James Freedson-Jackson)^[10]
Frailty – young Fenton (Matt O'Leary)^[11]
The Golden Compass (2010 TV Asahi edition) – Billy Costa (Charlie Rowe)
A Lot like Love – Emily Friehl (Amanda Peet)^[12]
Snake Eyes – Ana DeCobray / Baroness (Úrsula Corberó)^[13]
The Thing About Pam – Leah Askey (Judy Greer)^[14]
Touch – Jacob Bohm (David Mazouz)^[15]
MrBeast – MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson)^[16]

Animation

The Amazing World of Gumball – Gumball Watterson^[17]
Beat Bugs – Jay
Curious George – Bill
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem – Wingnut^[18]
Toy Story 4 – Giggle McDimples^[19]
W.I.T.C.H. – Taranee Cook
Zootopia – Dawn Bellwether

Discography

Songs

"Oh! Enka!" (Naruto)
"Life Goes On" (Naruto)
"Naruto's Neko Song" (Naruto)
"Gyu-ru-ru" (as Naruto Uzumaki) (Naruto)
"Touki ~Fighting Spirits~" (Naruto)
"Naruto Ondo" (as Naruto Uzumaki) (Naruto (with Chie Nakamura and Showtaro Morikubo))
"Distance" (as Naruto Uzumaki) (Naruto All Stars)
"Tsubomi" (as Naruto Uzumaki) (Naruto All Stars)
"Salamander" (as Takuya Kanbara) (Digimon Frontier)
Secret Rendezvous (as Takuya Kanbara) (Digimon Frontier)
"Muteki na Bataashi" (as Gomamon) (Digimon Adventure 02)
"Sora wo Kurooru (as Gomamon) (Digimon Adventure 02 (with Masami Kikuchi))
"Chie to Yuuki da! Medarotto" (as Metabee) (Medarot)
Kaze no Muki ga Kattara (as Gon) (Hunter x Hunter)
Tobira (Gon and Killua version) (Hunter x Hunter (with Mitsuhashi Kanako))
Hunter Ondo (Hunter x Hunter (with Mitsuhashi Kanako and Kaida Yuki and Goda Hozumi))
GONtte yatsu wa (Hunter x Hunter (with Mitsuhashi Kanako and Kaida Yuki and Goda Hozumi))
ONNAtte subarashii (as Jango-sama) (Hunter x Hunter)
Tabidachi (as Gon) (Hunter x Hunter)
Taisetsuna koto (as Gon) (Hunter x Hunter (with Mitsuhashi Kanako))
Te o Tsunaide (as Gon) (Hunter x Hunter (with Mitsuhashi Kanako))
Futari (Ask Dr. Rin! (with Kana Kouguchi))
Tomo Yo (as Ted) (Konjiki no Gash Bell!!)
Kuroi Hitomi (as Kuromi) (Onegai My Melody)
Kuromi Rondo (as Kuromi) (Onegai My Melody)
Kuromi Punk (as Kuromi) (Onegai My Melody)
Lambo-san's Ambition (as Lambo) (Reborn)
Gyouza Gyuudon no Uta (as Lambo ) ("Reborn") (with Li Mei Chan)
Yakusoku no Bashou (as Lambo ) ("Reborn") (with Vongola's Family)
A fun song (as Lambo ) ("Reborn") (with Li Mei Chan)
Tatta Latta (as Lambo ) ("Reborn") (with Li Mei Chan, Yuuna Inamura, Satomi Akesaka and Hitomi Yoshida
Mirai no Oozora e (as Lambo ) ("Reborn") (with Vongola's Family)
Mata ne no Kisetsu – 7th ending to Inazuma Eleven (as Endou Mamoru)
Mamotte Miseru! – (Inazuma Eleven CD – Endou Mamoru Character Songs)
Dakara Zettai Daijoubu – (Inazuma Eleven) as Endou Mamoru
Maji de Kansha (as Endou Mamoru) (Inazuma Eleven cast)
Reversible – (as Rin Natsuki) (Yes! PreCure 5)
Jounetsu – (as Rin Natsuki) (Yes! PreCure 5)
Okaerinasai – (as Rin Natsuki) (Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo!) (with Yūko Sanpei)

References

^ Peters, Megan (23 May 2023). "Naruto Has Become the New Voice of Mr. Beast". Retrieved 19 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Junko Takeuchi (visual voices guide) - Behind The Voice Actor". behindthevoiceactors.com. Retrieved October 20, 2021. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.
^ "Takara Tomy Reveals Mazica Party Franchise With April TV Anime". Anime News Network. March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
^ "'Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun' Anime Season 3 Casts Junko Takeuchi". Anime News Network. August 22, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
^ Cayanan, Joanna (June 20, 2023). "Kibō no Chikara ~Otona Precure 23~ Anime Brings Back 3 More Cast Members". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
^ "Haigakura Anime Reveals 5 New Cast Members in Main Promo Video". Anime News Network. 2024-08-27. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
^ "Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution". Anime News Network. 2019-07-28. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
^ "Voice Artist "Announcement Almighty Dragonlord (Self-Proclaimed) K'uhul Ajaw"". X.
^ "『BULL/ブル心を操る天才』DVD公式サイト". NBCUniversal Japan. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
^ "COP CAR コップ・カー('15米)". Mercari. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
^ "フレイルティー／妄執". Star Channel. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
^ "最後に恋に勝つルール［吹］". Star Channel. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
^ "G.I.ジョー：漆黒のスネークアイズ－日本語吹き替え版". Fukikaeru. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
^ "3月、WOWOWにて日本初独占放送・配信！実在する殺人犯をレニー・ゼルウィガーが演じる話題作「パムの秘密－ある主婦の知られざる顔－」". PR Times. January 13, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
^ "TOUCH/タッチ [DVD]". Amazon. 8 January 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
^ "Naruto Has Become the New Voice of Mr. Beast". Anime. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
^ "ガムボールキャラクターカートゥーンネットワーク". Cartoon Network. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
^ "宮世琉弥と齊藤京子が「ミュータント・タートルズ」吹替版に参加、佐藤二朗は悪役". Natalie. July 11, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
^ "「トイ・ストーリー4」吹き替え声優に森川智之＆竹内順子が参戦！日本語版予告もお披露目". eiga.com. Retrieved May 9, 2019.

Nakagami, Yoshikatsu et al. "Voice Actress Spotlight". (June 2007) Newtype USA. pp. 112–113.
Yegulalp, Serdar (October 14, 2011). "Junko Takeuchi: New York Comic-Con / Anime Festival 2011 Interview". About.com. p. 1. Archived from the original on February 16, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 31, 2011). "Interview: Junko Takeuchi". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 14, 2011). "Naruto Shippuden Panel". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 21, 2011.

External links

Official blog (in Japanese)
Junko Takeuchi Archived 2017-03-16 at the Wayback Machine at GamePlaza-Haruka Voice Acting Database (in Japanese)
Junko Takeuchi at Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database
Junko Takeuchi Archived 2018-05-22 at the Wayback Machine at Ryu's Seiyuu Info
Junko Takeuchi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Junko Takeuchi at IMDb

[1] Peters, Megan (23 May 2023). "Naruto Has Become the New Voice of Mr. Beast". Retrieved 19 August 2023.

[btva-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Junko Takeuchi (visual voices guide) - Behind The Voice Actor". behindthevoiceactors.com. Retrieved October 20, 2021. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.

[3] "Takara Tomy Reveals Mazica Party Franchise With April TV Anime". Anime News Network. March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.

[4] "'Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun' Anime Season 3 Casts Junko Takeuchi". Anime News Network. August 22, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.

[5] Cayanan, Joanna (June 20, 2023). "Kibō no Chikara ~Otona Precure 23~ Anime Brings Back 3 More Cast Members". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 20, 2023.

[6] "Haigakura Anime Reveals 5 New Cast Members in Main Promo Video". Anime News Network. 2024-08-27. Retrieved 2024-08-28.

[7] "Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution". Anime News Network. 2019-07-28. Retrieved 2019-07-28.

[8] "Voice Artist "Announcement Almighty Dragonlord (Self-Proclaimed) K'uhul Ajaw"". X.

[9] "『BULL/ブル心を操る天才』DVD公式サイト". NBCUniversal Japan. Retrieved January 24, 2020.

[10] "COP CAR コップ・カー('15米)". Mercari. Retrieved November 12, 2021.

[11] "フレイルティー／妄執". Star Channel. Retrieved February 28, 2021.

[12] "最後に恋に勝つルール［吹］". Star Channel. Retrieved February 24, 2019.

[13] "G.I.ジョー：漆黒のスネークアイズ－日本語吹き替え版". Fukikaeru. Retrieved November 6, 2021.

[14] "3月、WOWOWにて日本初独占放送・配信！実在する殺人犯をレニー・ゼルウィガーが演じる話題作「パムの秘密－ある主婦の知られざる顔－」". PR Times. January 13, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2023.

[15] "TOUCH/タッチ [DVD]". Amazon. 8 January 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2021.

[16] "Naruto Has Become the New Voice of Mr. Beast". Anime. Retrieved 2024-02-11.

[17] "ガムボールキャラクターカートゥーンネットワーク". Cartoon Network. Retrieved October 17, 2020.

[18] "宮世琉弥と齊藤京子が「ミュータント・タートルズ」吹替版に参加、佐藤二朗は悪役". Natalie. July 11, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2023.

[19] "「トイ・ストーリー4」吹き替え声優に森川智之＆竹内順子が参戦！日本語版予告もお披露目". eiga.com. Retrieved May 9, 2019.

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