is a Japanese actress and

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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 ''Naruto'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja who seeks recognition from his peers and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village. T ...

.'' She has played Takuya Kanbara in ''

Digimon Frontier , is the fourth anime television series in the ''Digimon'' franchise, produced by Toei Animation. Unlike the previous series, the main characters can merge with ancient spirits known as "Legendary Warriors" to become Digimon themselves. The ...

'', Rin Natsuki/Cure Rouge in ''

Yes! PreCure 5 is a Japanese anime series and the fourth installment in Izumi Todo's ''Pretty Cure'' metaseries produced by Toei Animation, featuring the third generation of Cures. The series aired on TV Asahi between February 2007 and January 2008 and ...

'', Metabee in ''

Medabots ''Medabots'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese role-playing video game franchise created by Rin Horuma (Horumarin) and currently owned by Imagineer. The main series of RPGs focus on collecting and battling with the titular robots. The bulk of ...

'', Mamoru Endou in ''

Inazuma Eleven is an association football-themed media franchise created by Level-5. The franchise began with the release of ''Inazuma Eleven'' in 2008, with the game series selling over 8 million copies worldwide by 2016. In addition to video games, the franch ...

'' and '' Inazuma Eleven GO'', Gon Freecss in the 1999 version of ''

Hunter × Hunter ''Hunter × Hunter'' (stylized as ''HUNTER×HUNTER'' and pronounced "hunter hunter") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōn ...

'', and GingerBrave in '' 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 , abbreviated as , is a private research university in Japan. Its predecessor, Nihon Law School (currently the Department of Law), was founded by Yamada Akiyoshi, the Minister of Justice, in 1889. It is one of Japan's leading private universit ...

, 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 is a Japanese voice actor from Fukuoka, Japan who is an affiliate of Mausu Promotion. On adult works, he goes under the alias of . Personal life In 1996, Hamada enrolled at Ezaki Production school. Since 1998, he has been affiliated with Mausu ...

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 is the fourth overall in the ''Naruto'' film series and the first '' Naruto: Shippuden'' film, directed by Hajime Kamegaki and written by Junki Takegami. The movie is set after episode 32. Plot The film opens with a prediction that Naruto Uzuma ...

'' (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 *'' Healin' Good Pretty Cure GoGo! Big Transformation! The Town of Dreams'' (2021) – Rin Natsuki/Cure Rouge

Drama CDs

*'' Mainichi Seiten!'' – Mayumi Obinata *'' Soul Eater'' –

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*''

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'' – Kei/Megumi Yoshikawa *''Yours For An Hour'' – Haru Hinomoto

Video games

*'' Puzzle Star Sweep'' (1997) – Domingo *''

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'' (1998) –

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*'' Garou: Mark of the Wolves'' (1999) – Hokutomaru *''Hunter × Hunter: Altar of Dragon Vein'' (2001) – Gon Freecss *''

'' video games (2003–present) – Naruto Uzumaki *''

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'' (2005) – Jack Russell *''

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'' (2005) – Satoru *'' Quantum Leap Layzelber'' (2005) – Chyota *'' Corpse Seed'' (2007) – Honoka Yamato *''

'' (2008) – Mamoru Endō *''

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'' (2009) – Mamoru Endō *''

Inazuma Eleven 3 is a role-playing video game and sports video game for the Nintendo DS developed and published by Level-5. There are 3 versions of the game: ''Spark'' and ''Bomber'', released on July 1, 2010 in Japan, followed on December 16, 2010 by ''The Ogre ...

'' (2010) – Mamoru Endō, Kanon Endō *''

Inazuma Eleven Strikers is a role-playing and sports video game for the Wii developed and published by Level-5. It was released on July 16, 2011 in Japan, and was released on September 28, 2012 in Europe. Plot Development The game was originally scheduled to relea ...

'' (2011) – Mamoru Endō, Kanon Endō *''

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'' (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 *''

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'' (2016) – Mokuba Kaiba *'' Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble'' (2017-2019) – Kuromi, Mamoru Endō *''

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'' (2019) – Louise, Lugh *''

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'' (2020) – Mamoru Endō *'' Cookie Run: Kingdom'' (2021) – GingerBrave

Dubbing

Live-action

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'' – Marissa Morgan ( Geneva Carr) *'' Cop Car'' – Travis (James Freedson-Jackson) *'' Frailty'' – young Fenton ( Matt O'Leary) *'' The Golden Compass'' (2010 TV Asahi edition) – Billy Costa (

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) *'' A Lot like Love'' – Emily Friehl (

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) *'' Snake Eyes'' – Ana DeCobray / Baroness ( Úrsula Corberó) *''

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'' – Jacob Bohm (

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)

Animation

*''

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'' –

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*'' Beat Bugs'' – Jay *''

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'' – Bill *''

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'' – Giggle McDimples *''

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'' – Taranee Cook *''

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'' – Dawn Bellwether

Discography

Songs

* "Oh! Enka!" (''

'') * "Life Goes On" (''

'') * "Naruto's Neko Song" (''

'') * "Gyu-ru-ru" (as Naruto Uzumaki) (''

'') * "Touki ~Fighting Spirits~" (''

'') * "Naruto Ondo" (as Naruto Uzumaki) (''

'' (with Chie Nakamura and

Showtaro Morikubo is a Japanese actor, voice actor and singer who has voiced characters in anime, drama CDs, and video games. He was formerly affiliated with I'm Enterprise, Sigma Seven and VIMS. His most notable roles were Shikamaru Nara from ''Naruto'', Sou ...

)) * "Distance" (as Naruto Uzumaki) (''Naruto All Stars'') * "Tsubomi" (as Naruto Uzumaki) (''Naruto All Stars'') * "Salamander" (as Takuya Kanbara) (''

'') * Secret Rendezvous (as Takuya Kanbara) (''

'') * "Muteki na Bataashi" (as Gomamon) (''

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'') * "Sora wo Kurooru (as Gomamon) (''

'' (with Masami Kikuchi)) * "Chie to Yuuki da! Medarotto" (as Metabee) (''

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'') * Kaze no Muki ga Kattara (as Gon) (''

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'') * Tobira (Gon and Killua version) (''

'' (with Mitsuhashi Kanako)) * Hunter Ondo (''

'' (with Mitsuhashi Kanako and Kaida Yuki and Goda Hozumi)) * GONtte yatsu wa (''

'' (with Mitsuhashi Kanako and Kaida Yuki and Goda Hozumi)) * ONNAtte subarashii (as Jango-sama) (''

'') * Tabidachi (as Gon) (''

'') * Taisetsuna koto (as Gon) (''

'' (with Mitsuhashi Kanako)) * Te o Tsunaide (as Gon) (''

'' (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 Reborn may refer to: Film *''Reborn'', a 2015 video produced by the Augustine Institute * ''Re:Born'' (film), a 2016 Japanese action film * ''Reborn'' (film), a 2018 American horror film Music * Reborn (band), a Moroccan death metal band Albums ...

'') * Gyouza Gyuudon no Uta (as Lambo ) ("

") (with Li Mei Chan) * Yakusoku no Bashou (as Lambo ) ("

") (with Vongola's Family) * A fun song (as Lambo ) ("

") (with Li Mei Chan) * Tatta Latta (as Lambo ) ("

") (with Li Mei Chan, Yuuna Inamura, Askesaka Satomi and Hitomi Yoshida * Mirai no Oozora e (as Lambo ) ("

") (with Vongola's Family) *Mata ne no Kisetsu – 7th ending to ''

'' (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) (''

'') *Jounetsu – (as Rin Natsuki) (''Yes! PreCure 5'') *Okaerinasai – (as Rin Natsuki) (''Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo!'') (with

Yūko Sanpei is a Japanese actress and voice actress from Tokyo, Japan. She voiced Nozomi Yumehara/Cure Dream in ''Yes! PreCure 5'' and its sequel ''GoGo!'' and currently plays Boruto Uzumaki in '' Boruto: Naruto Next Generations''. Biography Sanpei made he ...

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References

*Nakagami, Yoshikatsu et al. "Voice Actress Spotlight". (June 2007) ''Newtype USA''. pp. 112–113. * * *

External links

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Junko Takeuchi
at GamePlaza-Haruka Voice Acting Database
Junko Takeuchi
at Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database
Junko Takeuchi
at Ryu's Seiyuu Info * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Takeuchi, Junko 1972 births Living people Japanese stage actresses Japanese video game actresses Japanese voice actresses Amuse Inc. talents Nihon University alumni Voice actresses from Saitama Prefecture 20th-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese actresses