| Takaji Muranaka | |
| Native Name: | 村中 孝次 |
| Birth Date: | 3 October 1903 |
| Birth Place: | Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Empire of Japan |
| Death Place: | Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture, Empire of Japan |
| Death Cause: | Execution by firing squad |
| Branch: | Imperial Japanese Army |
| Serviceyears: | 1922–1937 |
| Rank: | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Battles: | 26 February Incident |
was an Imperial Japanese Army officer who was a conspirator in the February 26 Incident in 1936 and was subsequently arrested and executed by the Japanese authorities for the attempted coup.[1]