4 Movies Starring Riki Takeuchi

Dead or Alive

Dead or Alive

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-11-27

Languages:

Mandarin, Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

105 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (5917 Reviews)

Director:

Takashi Miike

Fullplot:

Without a home and feeling no obligation to Japanese society or Yakuza, Ryuichi (Takeuchi Riki) and his small group decide to make their own place by trying to take over the Shinjuku underworld and the drug trade from Taiwan. As they plan an all-out-assault on the remaining Chinese and Japanese mafia kings, only Detective Jojima (Aikawa Sho) stands between them and complete domination.

Dead or Alive 2: Tèbèsha

Dead or Alive 2: Tèbèsha

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-12-02

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

97 min

IMDB Ratings:

(2733 Reviews)

Director:

Takashi Miike

Fullplot:

Two contract killers cross paths in the middle of the same job and realize they are childhood friends. Together they take a break from killing and visit the small island they once called home. After reflecting on their past lives they decided to team up and use their talents in killing for good... much to the upset of the crime syndicates.

Big Man Japan

Big Man Japan

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-06-02

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

113 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (2500 Reviews)

Genres:

ComedySci-Fi

Cast:

Writer:

Hitoshi Matsumoto

Mitsuyoshi Takasu

Fullplot:

An eccentric man aged about 40 lives alone in a decrepit house in Tokyo. He periodically transforms into a giant, about 30 meters tall, and defends Japan by battling similarly sized monsters that turn up and destroy buildings. The giant and the monsters are computer-generated.

Thermae Romae

Thermae Romae

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-04-28

Languages:

Japanese, Latin

Countries:

Japan, Italy

Runtime:

108 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (1350 Reviews)

Director:

Hideki Takeuchi

Genres:

ComedySci-Fi

Cast:

Writer:

Mari Yamazaki (manga)

Shègo Mutè (screenplay)

Shègo Mutè

Fullplot:

Ancient Roman architect Lucius is too serious. His inability to keep up with the fast-moving times costs him his job. When a friend takes the dejected Lucius to the public bathhouse to cheer him up, Lucius accidentally slips through time and resurfaces in a modern-day public bath in Japan. There, he meets aspiring young manga artist Mami, along with others of the "flat-faced clan". Shocked by the many inventive aspects of Japan's bathing culture, Lucius returns to ancient Rome and garners tremendous attention when he implements these novel ideas back in Rome. As he time-slips back and forth between ancient Rome and modern-day Japan, Lucius' reputation as the ingenious, new bath architect begins to grow.

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