Riki Takeuchi (Japanese: 竹内 力, Hepburn: Takeuchi Riki, born January 4, 1964) is a Japanese actor best known for his roles in v-cinema yakuza movies.
Riki Takeuchi | |
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竹内 力 | |
| Born | January 4, 1964[1] Saiki, Ōita Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Website | rikitakeuchi |
Takeuchi has starred in many yakuza films and action films, such as Dead or Alive by Takashi Miike. Takeuchi also starred in Battle Royale II: Requiem, in which he played a fictionalized version of himself.[2][unreliable source?]
Takeuchi had also a short stint at the end of the professional wrestling promotion Hustle in 2009, posing as a villainous character based on himself called "King RIKI". The same year, Takeuchi recorded with Avex Group a version of Morning Musume's "Love Machine" for the song's tenth anniversary, appearing under his RIKI persona along with wrestlers Riki Choshu and Yoshihiro Takayama.[3]
Selected filmography edit
Films edit
- His Motorbike, Her Island (1986)
- The King Of Minami (1992–2009) as Ginjirô Manda
- Tokyo Mafia: Yakuza Wars (1995) as Ginya Yabuki
- Tokyo Mafia: Wrath of the Yakuza (1995) as Ginya Yabuki
- Peanuts (1996)
- Fudoh: The New Generation (1996) as Daigen Nohma
- Tokyo Mafia: Battle For Shinjuku (1996) as Ginya Yabuki
- Tokyo Mafia: Yakuza Blood (1997) as Ginya Yabuki
- Blood (1998)
- The Yakuza Way (1998) as Kanuma
- Dead or Alive (1999) as Ryuuichi
- Nobody as Nanbu (1999)
- Dead or Alive 2: Birds (2000) as Shuuichi Sawada
- Dead or Alive: Final (2002) as Officer Takeshi Honda
- Deadly Outlaw: Rekka (2002) as Kunisada
- Mafia Family Yanagawa (2002)
- Mafia Family Yanagawa 2 (2002)
- Battle Royale II: Requiem (2003) as himself
- Last Life in the Universe (2003) as Takashi
- Yakuza Demon (2003) as Seiji
- Arashi no Yoru Ni (2005) as the voice of Giro
- Yo-Yo Girl Cop (2006) as Kazutoshi Kira
- Elite Yankee Saburo (2009) as Tokujirō Kunō
- Thermae Romae (2012) – Tateno
- Thermae Romae II (2014) – Tateno
- Tokyo Tribe (2014) as Buppa
- Real Girl (2018)
- My Father's Tracks (2021)[4]
Television edit
- Kuroshoin no Rokubei (2018) as Saigō Takamori
Video games edit
- Yakuza 0 (2015) as Hiroki Awano
- Ryū ga Gotoku Ishin! (2023) as Takeda Kanryusai[5]
Japanese dub edit
- Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) as Immortan Joe (Hugh Keays-Byrne)[6]
References edit
- ^ "Riki Takeuchi profile" (in Japanese). Riki Project. Archived from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ "Battle Royale II cast – grownups and others". battleroyalefilm.net. Archived from the original on August 1, 2008. Retrieved August 30, 2008.
- ^ 竹内力の双子の弟!? RIKI / LOVEマシーン～RIKIバージョン～ [Riki Takeuchi's twin brother!? RIKI / LOVE Machine ~RIKI version~ (machine translation)] (in Japanese). Avex. September 8, 2009. Archived from the original on April 9, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2016 – via YouTube.
- ^ 西村まさ彦、佐藤隆太、田中俊介が「僕と彼女とラリーと」に出演、予告編も公開 [Masahiko Nishimura, Ryuta Sato, and Shunsuke Tanaka appear in "Me, Her, and Larry", trailer is released]. Movie Natalie (in Japanese). July 30, 2021. Archived from the original on July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ^ "Like a Dragon: Ishin! launches February 21, 2023". Gematsu. September 14, 2022. Archived from the original on September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
- ^ マッドマックス 怒りのデス・ロード [Mad Max Fury Road]. Star Channel (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
External links edit
- Riki Takeuchi at IMDb
- Official website (in Japanese)
- PULP : : The Manga Magazine : : 5.07 Feature