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DAIKI TAKEUCHI — WHERE I AM NOW
Daiki Takeuchi
Japanese Actor / Theatre Director / Producer
竹内大樹の現在地。
演じる、創る、つなぐ。
From the stage to the community.
Connecting people through theatre.
Biography
Daiki Takeuchi is a Japanese actor, theatre director and producer from Yunotsu, Oda City, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. His work connects international theatre practice with cultural life in the Iwami region, where he leads IWAMI ARTS PROJECT.
He studied theatre at Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music, completing both its undergraduate and advanced programmes. His teachers included Yoshiyuki Fukuda, Yukio Ninagawa and Terufumi Koshimitsu.
From 2014 to 2021, he was a member of SCOT (Suzuki Company of Toga), led by Tadashi Suzuki. Over approximately seven years, he performed in seven countries and fourteen cities, taking part in productions and tours across Japan, Europe, China and the United States.
His SCOT repertoire includes The Trojan Women, Greetings from the Edge of the Earth, King Lear, Cyrano de Bergerac and Electra. His international experience includes the Theatre Olympics, the Tbilisi International Festival of Theatre and the Alexandrinsky International Theatre Festival.
International collaboration
In 2025, Takeuchi played Jim in The Glass Menagerie, a Japan–China–Korea co-production presented at the BeSeTo Theatre Festival. His international work also began during his training, with performances at theatre-school festivals in Beijing in 2011 and 2013.
He continues to develop cultural exchange and creative relationships across Japan, South Korea and China, bringing his experience as a performer into producing and collaborative theatre-making.
IWAMI ARTS PROJECT
Takeuchi founded IWAMI ARTS PROJECT in 2016 to support arts and culture in Shimane's Iwami region. As its representative, he produces performances and arts festivals, brings professional theatre to local audiences and schools, and works with community participants. His practice is rooted in the belief that regional cultural activity and international exchange can enrich one another.
Alongside his acting and producing work, he has served as assistant director for the musical Ai to Chikyu to Kyobainin since 2021. His producing credits include the 2026 musical Little Women.
RECOGNITION / 2026
Culture Award
In 2026, he received the Culture Award at the 65th San-in Chuo Shimpo Regional Development Awards, becoming its youngest-ever recipient.
Selected stage work
- 2014–2021: SCOT productions directed by Tadashi Suzuki
- 2022: Double Trouble, directed by Worry Kinoshita
- 2023: The Band's Visit, directed by Shintaro Mori
- 2023: Hamlet, directed by Kazumi Noguchi
- 2024: William Adams, Also Known as Miura Anjin — narrator
- 2025: The Glass Menagerie — Jim; BeSeTo Theatre Festival co-production
Contact & collaboration
For acting engagements, theatre projects, festival invitations, directing and international collaboration, please use the contact form below. The form interface is in Japanese; you may write your enquiry in English.
日本語プロフィール / Full Japanese profile →
Name in Japanese order: Takeuchi Daiki · 竹内大樹
