Takeuchi (; "within bamboo" or ; "warrior household") is a Japanese surname. It is common in west-central Japan, and is pronounced Takenouchi (Take-no-uchi) by some bearers. The family claims descent from the legendary hero-statesman Takenouchi-no-Sukune, himself supposedly a descendant of the mythical Emperor Kōgen and a counselor to several other emperors, including Emperor Ōjin (late 4th century). Other families such as the Soga clan also claim Takenouchi-no-Sukune as an ancestor. It can also be written as 竹野内. The Takenouchi-ryū is a koryū tradition founded by Takenouchi Chūnagon Daijō Hisamori in 1532 and is still maintained today by his descendants. People with the surname , Japanese ice hockey player Akari Takeuchi, a Japanese singer and member of girl group S/mileage , Japanese middle-distance runner Atsushi Takenouchi (竹之内 淳志, born 1960), Japanese Butoh dancer Aya Takeuchi (born 1986), Japanese rugby sevens player Esther Sans Takeuchi, materials scientist Gaisi Takeuti, a mathematician , Japanese speed skater Hironori Takeuchi, a Japanese racing driver Hirotaka Takeuchi, a professor and knowledge-management author Junko Takeuchi, (born 1972) a Japanese voice actress , Japanese water polo player Mariya Takeuchi, a musician Minoru Takeuchi, a Japanese volleyball player Mio Takeuchi, a Japanese actress Miyu Takeuchi, a Japanese singer and K-pop idol Motoaki Takenouchi, a video game composer , Japanese manga artist Riki Takeuchi, an actor in the Dead or Alive series of films , Japanese baseball player Takeuchi Rizō, a Japanese historian Shigeyo Takeuchi, a Japanese physician Shion Takeuchi (born 1988), American television writer and creator of the Netflix series Inside Job Shunsuke Takeuchi, a Japanese voice actor , Japanese physicist , Japanese shogi player Yukio Takeuchi, Japanese Supreme Court justice Yūko Takeuchi, a television actress Yutaka Takenouchi, a television actor Takenouchi Tōjūrō Hisatake, 13th sōdenke of Takenouchi-ryū Takenouchi Chūnagon Daijō Hisamori, founder of Takenouchi-ryū Maori Takeuchi, Japanese singer from Ina Town Fictional characters Sora Takenouchi, in the anime's Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02 Sora Takeuchi, in the manga and anime Air Gear Momoko Takeuchi, in the manga Inubaka Rio Takeuchi, a character in the anime Spiral Takeuchi Tatsuru, (竹内多鹤) the heroine of the novel and TV drama Auntie Tatsuru (Chinese:小姨多鹤) by Chinese writer Yan Geling (Chinese:严歌苓) See also Crest of the Takeuchi family, a stylized ume blossom Takeuchi Manufacturing, a Japanese heavy equipment manufacturer Tak, mathematical recursive function named after Ikuo Takeuchi (竹内郁雄) The Takeuchi Documents, texts in the Mahikari religious movement Japanese-language surnames