| Aki Takejo | |
| Native Name: | あき竹城 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Birth Date: | 4 April 1947 |
| Birth Place: | Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan |
| Death Place: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation: | Actress |
Aki Takejo (; 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.
Takejo died after a two-years-battle against colorectal cancer on 15 December 2022, at the age of 75.[4] [5]