Famous People with Name Takeshi

Takeshi Kaiko            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Takeshi Kaiko: was a prominent post-World War II Japanese novelist, short-story writer, essayist, literary critic, and television documentary writer. He was distinguished by his knowledge, intellect, sense of humor and conversational skills, and although his style has been criticized as wordy and obtuse, he was one of the more popular Japanese writers in the late Showa period. His pen name was Kaiko Ken, which is written with the same kanji.

Takeshi Kimura            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Takeshi Kimura: was a Japanese screenwriter who wrote many films for Toho studios. Kimura scripted several films for director Ishiro Honda, including Rodan, The Mysterians, Matango, Frankenstein Conquers the World, War of the Gargantuas, King Kong Escapes, Destroy All Monsters, and Godzilla vs. Hedorah. He was a member of the Japanese Communist Party whose screenplays often included political themes. His scripts are frequently contrasted with those written by Shinichi Sekizawa, whose scripts for kaiju films typically had a more lightweight, "fun" tone.

Takeshi Tominaga            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Takeshi Tominaga: Tominaga Takeshi, born 1968 in Matamoto Prefecture, Kyoto, Japan.Studied at Sophia University under the literary tutelage of Timoteo Shugishita. Influences included Satanu Taguchi and Yumi Ogawa.

Takeshi Aikoh            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Takeshi Aikoh: a former Nippon Professional Baseball player who played for the Lotte Orions and the Chunichi Dragons.

Takeshi Yamasaki            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Takeshi Yamasaki: a professional baseballer for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. He was selected at the number 2 draft pick for the Chunichi Dragons in 1987.

Ozutsu Takeshi            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Ozutsu Takeshi: is a former sumo wrestler from Mie, Japan. Beginning his professional career in May 1971, he was ranked in the top makuuchi division continuously from March 1979 to January 1992, and his record of 1170 consecutive bouts there is the second best in history