is a Japanese actress and black belt in Ryukyu Shorin-ryu Karate. She was born on June 15, 1991 in Kanagawa Prefecture. She got her first major break in High Kick Girl!

High Kick Girl!

-Plot:A brown belt girl who desperately wants to get a black belt and believes she can qualify for it by facing a group of black belt holders.-Cast:* Rina Takeda as Kei Tsuchiya* Tatsuya Naka as Yoshiaki Matsumura* Hisae Watanabe as Shurei* Yuka Kobayashi...

 after trying to audition for a role in Shaolin Girl

Shaolin Girl

a 2008 Japanese film inspired by the 2001 Hong Kong film Shaolin Soccer. Unlike the original film, the movie focuses on women's lacrosse. It starred Japanese actress Kou Shibasaki and Hong Kong actors Lam Chi Chung and Tin Kai Man return from the original film. The film was released in Japan on...

 and is set to star in Karate Girl

Karate Girl

Karate Girl' is a 2011 martial arts film directed by Kimura Yoshikatsu starring Rina Takeda.-Plot:Rina Takeda and Haruna [sic] Tobimatsu co-star as sisters Ayaka and Natsuki Kurenai, the youngest descendants of a legendary Okinawan karate master named Shoujirou Kurenai...

. Rina Takeda has also starred in The Ancient Dogoo Girl

The Ancient Dogoo Girl

is a Japanese comedy tokusatsu series directed by Noboru Iguchi, director of The Machine Girl and RoboGeisha. The show airs on MBS every Wednesday night at 25:25 JST. The ending theme is Denki Groove's .In October 2010, Dogoo Girl premiered its sequel...

.Takeda was first inspired to get into karate at the age of 10 when she witnessed her father get eliminated from a tournament and became determined to avenge his defeat

Filmography

• High Kick Girl!
  High Kick Girl!
  -Plot:A brown belt girl who desperately wants to get a black belt and believes she can qualify for it by facing a group of black belt holders.-Cast:* Rina Takeda as Kei Tsuchiya* Tatsuya Naka as Yoshiaki Matsumura* Hisae Watanabe as Shurei* Yuka Kobayashi...
  
   (2009)
• The Ancient Dogoo Girl
  The Ancient Dogoo Girl
  is a Japanese comedy tokusatsu series directed by Noboru Iguchi, director of The Machine Girl and RoboGeisha. The show airs on MBS every Wednesday night at 25:25 JST. The ending theme is Denki Groove's .In October 2010, Dogoo Girl premiered its sequel...
  
   (2010)
• Karate Girl
  Karate Girl
  Karate Girl' is a 2011 martial arts film directed by Kimura Yoshikatsu starring Rina Takeda.-Plot:Rina Takeda and Haruna [sic] Tobimatsu co-star as sisters Ayaka and Natsuki Kurenai, the youngest descendants of a legendary Okinawan karate master named Shoujirou Kurenai...
  
   (2011)
• The Kunoichi: Ninja Girl
  The Kunoichi: Ninja Girl
  The Kunoichi: Ninja Girl is a 2011 martial arts film directed by Seiji Chiba starring Rina Takeda.-Cast:*Rina Takeda*Mayu Onomura*Shiho Fujisawa*Kotono*Mitsuki Koga*Masanori Mimoto*Yûichi Satô*Kentarô Shimazu-External links:*...
  
   (2011)
• Future Fighters

External links

• Official Blog
• http://www.fareastfilms.com/customPage/66.htm Rina Takeda Interview