Junji Takada

Junji Takada (高田純次, Takada Junji; born January 21, 1947),^[1] also known by the nicknames "Jun chan" (純ちゃん), "Uncle Jun" (純じい, Jun jī) and "TJ", is a Japanese actor and comedian.^[2][3]

Junji Takada
高田 純次
2019
Born	(1947-01-21) 21 January 1947 (age 78) Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan
Occupation(s)	Actor and comedian
Years active	1977–present
Agent(s)	Take One Office Co., Ltd
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

Takada was born in Chōfu, Tokyo. He is known for the variety show Tensai, Takeshi no Genki ga Deru Terebi that was hosted by Takeshi Kitano and premiered on NTV from 1985 to 1996.^[4] On April 9, 2017, Takada began co-hosting a radio program with manga artist Naoki Urasawa. Junji and Naoki (純次と直樹) airs Sundays at 5pm on Nippon Cultural Broadcasting and features both men talking about their lives, professions, and favorite hobbies.^[5]

Filmography

Film

• Mr.Jiren Man Shikijō Kurui (1979)^[6]
• Scrap Story: Aru Ai no Monogatari (1984)^[7]
• Moonlight Serenade (1997)^[8]
• Karaoke: Jinsei Kami Hitoe (2005) as Nikichi Endō^[9]
• Kisarazu Cats Eye World Series (2006) Mayor Kandori^[10]
• Pavilion Sanshōuo (2006) as Shirō Ninomiya^[11]
• Piano no Mori (2007)^[12]
• Clearness (2008)^[13]
• Flying☆Rabitts (2008) as Director Hayashi^[14]
• Homecoming (2011) as Kazuaki Tokita^[15]
• Stigmatized Properties (2020)

Television

• Minami-kun no Koibito (1994)
• Wagaya no Rekishi (2010)
• Kyotaro Nishimura Travel Mystery (2012–present) as Detective Kamei

Dubbing

• Ice Age: The Meltdown, Fast Tony^[16]