sentences:  His book-length study, "Lu Xun" (1944) ignited a significant reaction in the world of Japanese thought during and after the Pacific War.Takeuchi formed a highly successful Chinese literature study group with Taijun Takeda in 1934 and this is regarded as the beginning of modern Sinology in Japan.He was a professor at Tokyo Metropolitan University from 1953 to 1960 when he resigned in protest.