Riki Takeuchi | |
|---|---|
竹内 力 | |
| Born | January 4, 1964[1] Saiki, Ōita Prefecture, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Actor and singer |
| Years active | 1985-present |
| Agent | Riki Project |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] |
| Website | www |
Riki Takeuchi (Japanese: 竹内 力, Hepburn: Takeuchi Riki, born January 4, 1964 in Saiki, Ōita Prefecture) is a Japanese actor best known for his roles in v-cinema yakuza movies.
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]
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
Films
- 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)
- 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)
- Thermae Romae (2012) - Tateno
- Thermae Romae II (2014) - Tateno
- Tokyo Tribe (2014) as Buppa
- Real Girl (2018)
Television
- Kuroshoin no Rokubei (2018) as Saigō Takamori
Video games
- Yakuza 0 (2015) as Hiroki Awano
Japanese dub
- Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) as Immortan Joe (Hugh Keays-Byrne)[4]
References
- ^ a b "Agent profile" (in Japanese). Riki Project. Archived from the original on 2015-04-29. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
- ^ "BATTLE ROYALE II cast - grownups and others". battleroyalefilm.net. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
- ^ 竹内力の双子の弟!? RIKI / LOVEマシーン～RIKIバージョン～ Avex official YouTube channel, posted September 9, 2009 (requires Flash)
- ^ "マッドマックス 怒りのデス・ロード". Star Channel. Retrieved May 6, 2019.