Masahisa Takenaka

Japanese mob boss
Masahisa Takenaka
Born
Himeji, Japan
Died
Osaka, Japan

Masahisa Takenaka (竹中 正久, Takenaka Masahisa) was the 4th kumicho of the Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan's largest yakuza gang.

He took the role of kumicho (supreme Godfather) in 1984, but was assassinated at a girlfriend's home in Osaka early the next year by a rival faction, the Ichiwa-kai. The killing sparked the Yama-Ichi War.

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Preceded by
Kazuo Taoka
Kumicho of Yamaguchi-gumi
1984–1985
Succeeded by
Yoshinori Watanabe
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