What is "takeshi"

is a fictional secret organization in the Japanese tokusatsu production Kamen Rider Hibiki. It has been defending Japan against the threats imposed by an assortment of monstrous creatures called Makamou for at least hundreds of years.

Takeshi (which might be written in several ways, such as 武, 毅, 猛, or 健史, katakana: タケシ; hiragana: たけし) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Takeshi Inoue (井上 武, born 1980), mixed martial artist, ring name Lion Takeshi
• Takeshi Kaga (鹿賀 丈史, born 1950), actor, known for his portrayal of Chairman Kaga in the television show Iron Chef
• Takeshi Kaneshiro (金城 武, born 1973), actor and singer
• Takeshi Kitano (北野 武, born 1947), known as Beat Takeshi, , filmmaker and star of Takeshi's Castle
• Takeshi Konomi (許斐剛, born 1970), manga artist, writer of The Prince of Tennis
• Takeshi Kusao (草尾 毅, born 1965), voice actor
• Takeshi Morishima (森嶋 猛, born 1978), professional wrestler for Pro Wrestling Noah
• Takeshi Obata (小畑 健, born 1969), manga artist
• Takeshi Okumura (奥村 健, born 1952), pocket billiards player
• Takeshi Onaga (翁長 雄志, 1950), politician, current Governor of Okinawa Prefecture
• Takeshi Rikio (力皇猛, born 1972), professional wrestler for Pro Wrestling Noah.
• Takeshi Shudo, (首藤 剛志, 1949–2010), scriptwriter
• Takeshi So (宗猛, born 1953), long-distance runner
• Takeshi Ueda (上田剛士, born 1968), musician, bassist of The Mad Capsule Markets
• Takeshi Utsumi, education expert