Riki Takeuchi
Riki Takeuchi 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.
Riki Takeuchi
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- Name
- Riki Takeuchi
- Born
- 4 January 1964
- Birthplace
- Saiki, Ōita Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- Japan.
- Fields
- J-pop.
- Languages
- Japanese.
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Riki Takeuchi 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.
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Riki Takeuchi (born 1964) is an actor, film producer and singer, of Japanese nationality. The actor was born in Ōita-shi.
The work spans J-pop. Languages used include Japanese.
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Biography
Biography
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.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Riki Takeuchi • Native Name — 竹内 力 • Born — 4 January 1964 • Birthplace — Saiki, Ōita Prefecture, Japan • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1985–present • Website — rikitakeuchi.com/
Television
Television
• Kuroshoin no Rokubei (2018) as Saigō Takamori
Video games
Video games
• Yakuza 0 (2015) as Hiroki Awano • Ryū ga Gotoku Ishin! (2023) as Takeda Kanryusai
Japanese dub
Japanese dub
• Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) as Immortan Joe (Hugh Keays-Byrne) • Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) as Proximus Caesar (Kevin Durand)
Identity
Identity
Riki Takeuchi is recorded with the occupation film producer. Classed in the genre J-pop. Recorded as singer, film producer and actor.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
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1964
Riki Takeuchi was born on 4 January 1964.
Films
• His Motorbike, Her Island (1985) • Yakuza Wives (1986) as Taichi Hanata • The King of Minami (19922009) 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)
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1374425: Riki Takeuchi
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- “Riki Takeuchi”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1.Riki Project. Riki Takeuchi profile.
- 2.Battle Royale II cast – grownups and others. battleroyalefilm.net.
- 3.Avex. September 8, 2009.
- 4.Movie Natalie. July 30, 2021.
- 5.Like a Dragon: Ishin! launches February 21, 2023. Gematsu. September 14, 2022.
- 6.Star Channel.
- 7.『猿の惑星』竹内力が日本版声優に決定！独裁者の敵猿役「準主役のつもりで」. Cinema Today. April 19, 2024.
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