Riki Takeuchi | |
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竹内 力 | |
 Riki Takeuchi and Junichi Matsushita, "Blowback 2: Gangs of the Sunset" 1991 | |
| Born | January 4, 1964[1] Saiki, Ōita Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Website | rikitakeuchi |
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.
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]
- ^ "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.