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Aki Takejo
あき竹城
Born	4 April 1947 (1947-04-04) Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
Died	15 December 2022 (2022-12-16) (aged 75) Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Actress

Aki Takejo (Japanese: あき竹城; 4 April 1947 – 15 December 2022) was a Japanese actress and comedian.

Born in Yonezawa, Yamagata, after her high school graduation Takejo started her career as a dancer, first working in Osaka and later in Tokyo, where she began her acting career.^[1][2] She made her acting debut on stage in 1974.^[3] Well-known for her characteristic Yamagata dialect, beyond her career in films, stage plays and television dramas she was also very active as a comedian and had a busy career in variety shows.^[4][1]

Takejo died after a two-years-battle against colorectal cancer on 15 December 2022, at the age of 75.^[4][5]

• Aki Takejo at IMDb