Riki Takeuchi’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

Highest-ranked title
Riki Takeuchi has 7 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2010s.
Recurring themes

Domino
2005
Action · Crime

Mesrine: Killer Instinct
2008
Drama · Action

Man on Fire
2004
Action · Drama

Batman Begins
2005
Drama · Crime

Mesrine: Public Enemy #1
2008
Action · Thriller

The City of Violence
2006
Action · Thriller

Time and Tide
2000
Action · Thriller

Payback
1999
Action · Drama
Ichi is a blind entertainer that travels the countryside with her traditional Japanese guitar and walking stick. She’s in search for the kind man that brought her up as a child, but because of her beauty she encounters problems every step of the way. Fortunately for Ichi, she is also a gifted swordswoman and carries a lethal blade within her walking stick.
Dir. Fumihiko Sori · With Haruka Ayase, Yosuke Kubozuka, Takao Osawa

An obsessive-compulsive Japanese librarian living in Bangkok spends most of his days contemplating suicide in his apartment. His life changes when he witnesses the death of a young girl and becomes acquainted with her elder sister.
Dir. Pen-Ek Ratanaruang · With Tadanobu Asano, Daran Boonyasak, Chermarn Boonyasak

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.
Dir. Takashi Miike · With Show Aikawa, Riki Takeuchi, Noriko Aota

Ryūichi and his small gang of Triad vie for control of the Japanese underworld in a crime-ridden Shinjuku quarter while Detective Jojima tries to bring it down.
Dir. Takashi Miike · With Riki Takeuchi, Show Aikawa, Renji Ishibashi

In an alternate Japan, territorial street gangs form opposing factions collectively known as the Tokyo Tribes. Merra, leader of the Wu-Ronz tribe of Bukuro, joins forces with heavy-hitting gangster Buppa of Buppa Town. With Buppa's support, Merra aims to initiate a gang war between the Wu-Ronz and the Musashino Saru, and in a confrontation between the two attempts to kill Kai of the Musashino Saru. The inadvertent murder of Kai's friend Tera (a Musashino Saru member beloved by all Tribes since before their formation) leads to the joining of forces between all of the Tribes in an all-out war against Merra and Buppa.
Dir. Sion Sono · With Ryohei Suzuki, YOUNG DAIS, Nana Seino

The story follows a Roman architect named Lucius, who is having trouble coming up with ideas. One day, he discovers a hidden tunnel underneath a spa that leads him to a modern Japanese bath house. Inspired by the innovations found there, he creates his own spa, Roma Thermae, bringing in the modern ideas to his time.
Dir. Hideki Takeuchi · With Hiroshi Abe, Aya Ueto, Masachika Ichimura
It's three years after the events of the original Battle Royale, and Shuya Nanahara is now an internationally-known terrorist determined to bring down the government. His terrorist group, Wild Seven, stages an attack that levels several buildings in Tokyo on Christmas Day, killing 8000 people. In order for the government to study the benefits of "teamwork", the new students work in pairs, with their collars electronically linked so that if one of them is killed, the other dies as well. They must kill Nanahara in three days - or die.
Dir. Kenta Fukasaku, Kinji Fukasaku · With Shugo Oshinari, Ai Maeda, Tatsuya Fujiwara
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