Chizuru Takahashi is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator from Osaka Prefecture. She made her professional debut in 1975 with the short story Ruby no Tanjōbi, published in the少女漫画 (shōjo) magazine Nakayoshi. For the following decade, she continued to create works for Nakayoshi before expanding her portfolio to other publications in the 1980s, including the magazines mimi, COLLET, and ladies.

Takahashi is best known internationally for the manga series Kokurikozaka kara, known in English as From Up on Poppy Hill. The story, written by Tetsurō Sayama and illustrated by Takahashi, was originally serialized in Nakayoshi from 1979 to 1980 and later compiled into two volumes. In 2011, the work was adapted into an animated film of the same name by Studio Ghibli, directed by Gorō Miyazaki. This adaptation brought Takahashi's illustrations to a global audience.

Her career in manga spans several decades, with the majority of her works falling within the少女漫画 (shōjo) genre. Beyond her most famous work, her extensive bibliography includes series such as Good Morning Meg, Let's Smile Meg, and Milky Lady, as well as the six-volume series Mama wa Moto Sōchō, published between 1996 and 2001. Many of her projects have been collaborations with other writers; for instance, she provided the artwork for scripts by authors including Yūji Yashiro, Aoi Kanzaki, Makiko Uchidate, and Jirō Akagawa.

Takahashi has also worked as an illustrator for juvenile literature, such as the books by Mayu Yayoi. Her professional activities are recognized in authoritative sources, including the Library of Congress, which identifies her as a graphic novel author, illustrator, and film producer based on her original work for From Up on Poppy Hill.