Junko Takeuchi
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. 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 include 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.
Junko Takeuchi | |
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竹内 順子 | |
 Junko Takeuchi in 2013 | |
| Born | April 5, 1972 Saitama Prefecture, Japan |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
| Agent | Ogipro The Next Co. Inc. |
Notable work | Naruto as Naruto Uzumaki |
| Height | 151 cm (4 ft 11 in) |
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| Children | 2 |
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.
Filmography
Anime
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
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds (2008) - Naruto Uzumaki
- Tamagotchi: Happiest Story in the Universe! (2008) - Kikitchi
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire (2009) - Naruto Uzumaki
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower (2010) - Naruto Uzumaki
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison (2011) - Naruto Uzumaki
- Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie (2012) - Naruto Uzumaki
- The Last: Naruto the Movie (2014) - Naruto Uzumaki
- Boruto: Naruto the Movie (2015) - Naruto Uzumaki
- Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna (2020) - Gomamon[1]
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
- Street Fighter Zero 3 (1998) – R. Mika
- Garou: Mark of the Wolves (1999) – Hokutomaru
- 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
- Fire Emblem Heroes (2019) – Louise
Live-action
- Bull – Marissa Morgan (Geneva Carr)[2]
- Cop Car – Travis (James Freedson-Jackson)
- Frailty – young Fenton (Matt O'Leary)
- The Golden Compass (2010 TV Asahi edition) – Billy Costa (Charlie Rowe)
- A Lot like Love – Emily Friehl (Amanda Peet)[3]
Animation
- The Amazing World of Gumball – Gumball Watterson[4]
- Curious George – Bill
- Toy Story 4 – Giggle McDimples[5]
- 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, Askesaka Satomi 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
- "Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution". Anime News Network. 2019-07-28. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
- "『BULL/ブル 心を操る天才』DVD公式サイト". NBCUniversal Japan. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
- "最後に恋に勝つルール［吹］". Star Channel. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
- "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.
- "「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 at GamePlaza-Haruka Voice Acting Database (in Japanese)
- Junko Takeuchi at Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database
- Junko Takeuchi at Ryu's Seiyuu Info
- Junko Takeuchi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Junko Takeuchi at IMDb
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