List of Famous people with last name Takanashi

Hirotoshi Takanashi is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.

Rin Takanashi is a Japanese film and television actress.

Sara Takanashi is a Japanese ski jumper. She is the most successful female ski jumper to date, as well as one of the most successful athletes in the history of the sport, having won four World Cup overall titles, five World Championship medals, and a Winter Olympic medal. As of March 2020, Takanashi holds the record for the most individual World Cup wins, male or female, with 57.

Yūhei Takanashi is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants.

Yasuharu Takanashi is a prolific Japanese composer and arranger for anime and video game series. His anime composition credits include Beyblade G-Revolution, Hell Girl, Ikki Tousen, Naruto Shippuden, Fairy Tail, Shiki, and Sailor Moon Crystal. He also composed on four Pretty Cure series: Fresh Pretty Cure!, HeartCatch PreCure!, Suite PreCure, and Smile PreCure!, as well as their related films, some of which were with composer Naoki Sato. Game music compositions include Genji: Dawn of the Samurai, Genji: Days of the Blade and J-Stars Victory VS. He also composed theme music for Pride Fighting Championships and Ultraman Max.