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Yukihide Takekawa is a novelist, singer-songwriter and composer. Yukihide Takekawa was born on October 22, 1952 in Urawa, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. The age as of 2026 is 74. Education on record includes Saitama Prefectural Urawa High School and Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. The listed height is 172 cm.
My Take
Takekawa is the reason a whole generation of Japanese kids sang in English without understanding a word of it. Monkey Magic, Gandhara, The Galaxy Express 999 - these were pop songs built at cinema scale, and he delivered them completely straight, with no irony to hide behind. That refusal to hedge is why they still hold up. I also love the shape of his career: a Tokyo University of Foreign Studies graduate fronting the themes to a wild television take on Journey to the West, then writing Beautiful Name about the dignity of a person's name, then going off to publish novels. Most performers pick a lane. He never seems to have seen the point.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Yukihide Takekawa
- Name (Japanese)
- タケカワユキヒデ
- Reading
- たけかわゆきひで
- Born
- October 22, 1952 (age 74)
- Origin
- Urawa, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 172 cm
- Occupation
- novelist / singer-songwriter / composer / lyricist / singer
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Dragon
2. Background
- High school
- Saitama Prefectural Urawa High School
- University
- Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
3. Works & records
Filmography / notable works
| Category | Title |
|---|---|
| Notable work | Solitude |
| Notable work | Gandhara |
| Notable work | Monkey Magic |
| Notable work | Beautiful Name |
| Notable work | The Galaxy Express 999 |
4. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.takekawayukihide.com/
- Xhttps://x.com/takekawa_staff
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yukihide%20Takekawa
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BF%E3%82%B1%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AF%E3%83%A6%E3%82%AD%E3%83%92%E3%83%87
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3573157
5. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Yukihide Takekawa born?
Yukihide Takekawa was born on October 22, 1952 and is 74 years old.
Where is Yukihide Takekawa from?
Yukihide Takekawa is from Urawa, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
What does Yukihide Takekawa do?
Yukihide Takekawa works as novelist, singer-songwriter, composer, lyricist, singer.
How tall is Yukihide Takekawa?
Yukihide Takekawa is 172 cm tall.
Where did Yukihide Takekawa study?
Yukihide Takekawa attended Tokyo University of Foreign Studies.
What is Yukihide Takekawa known for?
Yukihide Takekawa's notable works include Solitude, Gandhara, Monkey Magic.
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