Junko Takeuchi facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Junko Takeuchi
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Junko Takeuchi in 2013
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| Born | April 5, 1972 Saitama Prefecture, Japan
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| Years active | 1996–present |
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Notable work
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Naruto as Naruto Uzumaki |
| Height | 151 cm (4 ft 11 in) |
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Kenji Hamada
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| Children | 2 |
Junko Takeuchi (born April 5, 1972) is a famous Japanese actress and voice actress. She is known for giving voices to many characters, especially young male characters who are often energetic and a bit quirky. One of her most famous roles is the main character, Naruto Uzumaki, from the super popular anime series Naruto.
She has also voiced other well-known characters like Takuya Kanbara in Digimon Frontier, Rin Natsuki/Cure Rouge in Yes! PreCure 5, Metabee in Medabots, and Mamoru Endou in Inazuma Eleven. She was also the voice of Gon Freecss in the 1999 version of Hunter × Hunter. More recently, she voiced MrBeast in the Japanese version of his videos and GingerBrave in the Japanese version of Cookie Run: Kingdom.
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About Junko Takeuchi's Life
Junko Takeuchi is the youngest of three children in her family. When she was a kid, she spent over seven years studying ballet and playing the piano.
In 1991, she started college at Nihon University, studying art. But after two years, she decided to leave. For a while, she worked as a shoe salesperson and taught piano lessons at a private school in Tokyo. She even thought about working in a bank!
In 1996, she joined a theater group called BQ MAP. There, she performed in several plays. She met another voice actor, Kenji Hamada, in 1999. They got married in 2006 and now have two children, born in 2012 and 2017.
Voice Acting Roles in Anime Shows
Junko Takeuchi has voiced many characters in popular anime series. Here are some of her most notable roles:
- Rurouni Kenshin (1997) – Honjō Kamatari
- Digimon Adventure (1999) – Gomamon
- Hunter × Hunter (1999) (1999) – Gon Freecss
- Medabots (1999) – Metabee
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (2000) – Mokuba Kaiba
- Naruto (2002–2007) – Naruto Uzumaki, Akamaru
- Digimon Frontier (2002) – Takuya Kanbara
- Zatch Bell! (2003) – Maruss, Ted
- Onegai My Melody series (2005–2009) – Kuromi, Piano
- Yes! PreCure 5 (2007) – Rin Natsuki, Cure Rouge
- Naruto: Shippuden (2007–2017) – Naruto Uzumaki, Akamaru
- Inazuma Eleven (2008–2011) – Mamoru Endō
- One Piece (2010) – Sabo (young)
- Inazuma Eleven GO series (2011–2014) – Mamoru Endō
- Pocket Monsters: The Origin (2013) – Red
- Digimon Adventure tri. (2015) – Gomamon
- Little Witch Academia (2017) – Croix Meridies
- Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (2017–2023) – Naruto Uzumaki
- Digimon Adventure: (2020) – Gomamon
- Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Season 3 (2022) – Barbatos Bachiko
Voice Acting Roles in Movies
Junko Takeuchi has also lent her voice to many anime movies, often reprising her popular roles:
- 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
- Inazuma Eleven The Movie: The Final Force, The Ogre Team Strikes (2010) – Mamoru Endō
- 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
Voice Acting in Video Games
Junko Takeuchi has also voiced characters in many 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
- Inazuma Eleven (2008) – Mamoru Endō
- Inazuma Eleven GO (2011) – Mamoru Endō
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links (2016) – Mokuba Kaiba
- Cookie Run: Kingdom (2021) – GingerBrave
- Genshin Impact (2024) – Ajaw
Dubbing Roles
Junko Takeuchi also dubs (provides voices for) characters in movies and TV shows originally made in other languages, especially English.
- Cop Car – Travis
- The Golden Compass – Billy Costa
- MrBeast – MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson)
- The Amazing World of Gumball – Gumball Watterson
- Curious George – Bill
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem – Wingnut
- Toy Story 4 – Giggle McDimples
- Zootopia – Dawn Bellwether
Songs by Junko Takeuchi
Junko Takeuchi has also sung many songs for the anime characters she voices. Here are some of them:
- "Oh! Enka!" (from Naruto)
- "Life Goes On" (from Naruto)
- "Naruto's Neko Song" (from Naruto)
- "Gyu-ru-ru" (as Naruto Uzumaki) (from Naruto)
- "Salamander" (as Takuya Kanbara) (from Digimon Frontier)
- "Muteki na Bataashi" (as Gomamon) (from Digimon Adventure 02)
- "Chie to Yuuki da! Medarotto" (as Metabee) (from Medarot)
- "Kaze no Muki ga Kattara" (as Gon) (from Hunter x Hunter)
- "Kuroi Hitomi" (as Kuromi) (from Onegai My Melody)
- "Lambo-san's Ambition" (as Lambo) (from Reborn)
- "Mata ne no Kisetsu" (as Endou Mamoru) (7th ending to Inazuma Eleven)
- "Reversible" (as Rin Natsuki) (from Yes! PreCure 5)
See also
In Spanish: Junko Takeuchi para niños
