Isamu Takeshita | |
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| Born | 5 January 1870 Kagoshima, Satsuma domain Japan |
| Died | 1 July 1949 (aged 79) Tokyo, Japan |
| Allegiance |  Empire of Japan |
| Service |  Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Years of service | 1889–1929 |
| Rank |  Admiral |
| Battles / wars | Russo-Japanese War World War I |
| Awards | Order of the Rising Sun (1st class) |
Isamu Takeshita (竹下 勇, Takeshita Isamu, 5 January 1870 – 1 July 1949) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy. He was also a diplomat whose accomplishments included helping end the Russo-Japanese War favorably for Japan and obtaining former German possessions in the Pacific for Japan following World War I. In addition, he was a patron and practitioner of the Japanese martial arts, especially judo, sumo, and aikido.