Background and career
Junko Takeuchi (竹内 順子, Takeuchi Junko; born April 5, 1972) is a Japanese actress and voice actress employed by Ogipro The Next. 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 in the popular anime series Naruto. She has played Takuya Kanbara in Digimon Frontier, Rin Natsuki/Cure Rouge in Yes! PreCure 5, Metabee in Medabots, Mamoru Endō in Inazuma Eleven and Inazuma Eleven GO, Gon Freecss in the 1999 version of Hunter × Hunter, MrBeast in the Japanese dub of MrBeast, and GingerBrave in the Japanese dub of Cookie Run: Kingdom.
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, 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 in 1999. They married in 2006. Their first child was born in 2012 and the other one in 2017.
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 (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: Everyone's Friends - The Collection of Miracles! (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: Light of Hope - Protect the Rainbow Jewel! (2010) – Rin Natsuki/Cure Rouge Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison (2011) – Naruto Uzumaki Pretty Cure All Stars DX3: Deliver the Future! The Rainbow-Colored Flower That Connects the World (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: Eternal Friends (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 the Movie: GoGo! Big Transformation! The Town of Dreams (2021) – Rin Natsuki/Cure Rouge
Mainichi Seiten! – Mayumi Obinata Soul Eater – Maka Albarn The Day of Revolution – Kei/Megumi Yoshikawa Yours For An Hour – Haru Hinomoto
Kamen Rider ZEZTZ - Oblivion Gore Nightmare
Puzzle Star Sweep (1997) – Domingo Street Fighter Zero 3 (1998) – R. Mika Garou: Mark of the Wolves (1999) – Hokutomaru Hunter × Hunter: Altar of Dragon Vein (2001) – Gon Freecss Naruto video games (2003–present) – Naruto Uzumaki Radiata Stories (2005) – Jack Russell Ape Escape 3 (2005) – Satoru Quantum Leap Layzelber (2005) – Chyota Corpse Seed (2007) – Honoka Yamato Inazuma Eleven (2008) – Mamoru Endō Inazuma Eleven 2 (2009) – Mamoru Endō Inazuma Eleven 3 (2010) – Mamoru Endō, Kanon Endō Inazuma Eleven Strikers (2011) – Mamoru Endō, Kanon Endō Inazuma Eleven Strikers 2012 Xtreme (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 Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links (2016) – Mokuba Kaiba Onmyoji (2016) – Zashiki Warashi Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble (2017-2019) – Kuromi, Mamoru Endō Fire Emblem Heroes (2019) – Louise, Lugh Inazuma Eleven SD (2020) – Mamoru Endō Cookie Run: Kingdom (2021) – GingerBrave Genshin Impact (2024) – Ajaw Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road (2025) – Mamoru Endō, Kanon Endō
Sources
Net-worth figure: Celebrity Net Worth (October 2026), in USD. Biography and career facts: the person's Wikipedia article and linked reporting. Snapshot date for all StarWorth figures: 28 October 2026.
