Junko Takeuchi

I'll be honest, the first time I learned that Naruto's voice belonged to a woman from Saitama, my brain did a full reboot. Junko Takeuchi just owns that bright, scrappy, never-give-up shounen energy so completely that I forget there's a person behind it. And it's not just one ramen-obsessed ninja either, she's voiced a whole stable of fired-up boys over the years, which tells me her whole instrument is built for heart and hustle. What gets me is that she's tiny, like five feet nothing, yet she fills a scene with this enormous, throat-shredding determination. Picking up that Kids and Family award back in 2011 feels exactly right, because she's basically been narrating childhood for a generation. I just respect the craft, and the stamina, more than I can say.

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Junko Takeuchi is a Japanese voice actress and actress born on April 5, 1972, in Saitama Prefecture. Standing at 151 cm, she is recognized as a prominent figure in the voice acting industry, particularly known for voicing young male protagonists. In 2011 she received the Voice Actor Award in the Kids and Family category, recognizing her long-standing contribution to children's and family entertainment.

Name (English)

Junko Takeuchi

Name (Japanese)

竹内順子

Reading

たけうち じゅんこ

Born

April 5, 1972 (age 54)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Rat

Origin

Saitama Prefecture, Japan

Blood type

B

Height

151 cm

Agency

尾木プロ THE NEXT

Occupation

Voice Actress / Actress

Awards & achievements

• 2011 — Voice Actor Award, Kids and Family Category

Works summary

Appearances

430 (1996–2026)

By year

1996: 2, 1997: 1, 1998: 5, 1999: 5, 2000: 6, 2001: 8, 2002: 9, 2003: 3, 2004: 6, 2005: 6, 2006: 7, 2007: 13, 2008: 7, 2009: 4, 2010: 6, 2011: 8, 2012: 8, 2013: 1, 2014: 2, 2015: 1, 2016: 2, 2017: 6, 2018: 3, 2019: 1, 2020: 3, 2021: 3, 2022: 2, 2023: 4, 2024: 1, 2026: 1

Debut work

こちら葛飾区亀有公園前派出所

Filmography / notable works

• Xhttps://x.com/junkotakeuchi45
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%AB%B9%E5%86%85%E9%A0%86%E5%AD%90
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q242493

Tags

• From Saitama Prefecture
• Voice Actress
• Actress

Last updated

2026-08-26

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