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.
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Junko Takeuchi in 2013 |
Born | (1972-04-05) April 5, 1972 (age 52)
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Years active | 1996–present |
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Notable work | Naruto as Naruto Uzumaki |
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Height | 151 cm (4 ft 11 in) |
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Children | 2 |
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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]
Anime
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Year |
Title |
Role |
1997 |
Rurouni Kenshin |
Honjō Kamatari[2] |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Tamagotchi: Happiest Story in the Universe! |
Kikitchi |
2009 |
Zoku Natsume Yūjin-Chō |
Ishio Kai |
Jewelpet |
Toor, Tata, Lapis, Mint |
2010 |
Digimon Xros Wars |
Takuya Kanbara, Gomamon |
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 |
Digimon Adventure tri. |
Gomamon |
2016 |
Nyanbo! |
Mike |
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 |
Dororo |
Sukeroku |
2020 |
Digimon Adventure: |
Gomamon |
2021 |
Mazica Party |
Barunya[3] |
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 |
Power of Hope: PreCure Full Bloom |
Rin Natsuki,[5] Kenta Hoshino |
2024 |
Haigakura |
Ichiyō (young)[6] |
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- 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.