Takeshi 628255 215230629 2008-05-27T08:33:18Z Epaphroditus Ph. M. 3205048 '''Takeshi''' (which might be written in several ways, such as 武, 毅, 猛, or 健史, [[katakana]]:タケシ; [[hiragana]]: たけし) is a [[Japanese name|Japanese given name]]. ==People== *[[Takeshi Kaga]] (born 1950), actor *[[Takeshi Kaneshiro]], actor *[[Takeshi Kitano]] (Beat Takeshi), filmmaker and star of ''Takeshi's Castle'' *[[Takeshi Konomi]], mangaka *[[Takeshi Kusao]] (born 1965), voice actor *[[Takeshi Morishima]], professional wrestler *[[Takeshi Okumura]], pocket billiards player *[[Takeshi So]], long-distance runner *[[Takeshi Ueda]], musician *[[Takeshi Utsumi]], education expert ==Fictional Characters== *[[Takeshi Kovacs]], a fictional character in many books by Richard Morgan *[[Takeshi Momoshiro]], a ''Prince of Tennis'' character *[[Takeshi Yamamoto]], a character from ''Reborn!'' *[[Takeshi (Kamen Rider)|Takeshi]], a fictional organization in ''Kamen Rider Hibiki'' ==Media== *''[[Takeshis']]'', a 2005 movie by, and starring, Japanese filmmaker Takeshi Kitano. {{disambig}} [[Category:Japanese given names]] [[de:Takeshi]] [[ja:たけし]]