Biography: Joji Takano (高野 讓治, Takano Jōji), is an American-Japanese retired professional wrestler better known under the ring name George Takano (ジョージ高野, Jōji Takano). He was also billed from Uganda under the alias The Cobra, a masked wrestler persona. He worked for various Japanese and American wrestling promotions from the late 1970s to early 1990s. He is the older brother of Shunji Takano.