Acting
Rikiya Yasuoka
Born July 19, 1947 · Tokyo, Japan
Died April 8, 2012 · aged 64
Rikiya Yasuoka (安岡力也, Yasuoka Rikiya, 19 July 1947 – 8 April 2012) was a Japanese actor and singer of mixed Italian and Japanese descent.
Known For
Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet · 1991Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet
1991
Movie
In the sequel to 1990's classic Neo Chinpira, Junko (Sho Aikawa) attempts to take out Kazama and then goes on the run. However, he quickly begins to feel homesick, and returns home to find that almost everything has changed. Noriko is now a bar mama with a lavish lifestyle, Yumeko is nowhere to be found, and his boss (Toru Minegishi) seems to have sinister plans involving Junko and his uncle (Jo Shishido).
Black Rain · 1989Black Rain
★ 6.61989
MovieDramaAction
Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to escort him back to Japan. However, in Japan he manages to escape, and as they try to track him down, they get deeper and deeper into the Japanese Mafia scene and they have to learn that they can only win by playing the game—the Japanese way.
Tampopo · 1985Tampopo
★ 7.81985
MovieComedy
In this humorous paean to the joys of food, a pair of truck drivers happen onto a decrepit roadside shop selling ramen noodles. The widowed owner, Tampopo, begs them to help her turn her establishment into a paragon of the "art of noodle-soup making". Interspersed are satirical vignettes about the importance of food to different aspects of human life.
Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet · 1990Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet
★ 6.61990
MovieCrimeAction
Junko pretends to be a yakuza and gets more than he bargained for when he is tasked with avenging the murder of a fellow gang member. If he turns the task down, he will face the consequences for betrayal.
The Toxic Avenger Part II · 1989The Toxic Avenger Part II
★ 5.41989
MovieActionComedy
Melvin Junko was a nerdy weakling until he fell into a vat of toxic waste, turning him into the first ever superhuman creature from New Jersey. This time, he takes on Tokyo.
A Pool Without Water · 1982A Pool Without Water
★ 5.41982
MovieDramaCrime
After saving a girl from rape, a bored rail worker finds out about a chemical that makes people sleep and gets carried away into a new, violent world of ideas.
Graveyard of Honor · 2002Graveyard of Honor
★ 6.22002
MovieCrimeDrama
A barkeeper saves a yakuza boss' life and thus makes his way up in the organization. However, his fear of nothing soon causes problems.
Izo · 2004Izo
★ 6.12004
MovieActionDrama
Izo is an assassin in the service of a Tosa lord and Imperial supporter. After killing dozens of the Shogun's men, Izo is captured and crucified. Instead of being extinguished, his rage propels him through the space-time continuum to present-day Tokyo. Here Izo transforms himself into a new, improved killing machine.
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