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Rikiya Yasuoka

Rikiya Yasuoka

Actor · Died April 8, 2012, aged 64 · Tokyo, Japan

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.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 19, 1947
Died
April 8, 2012 (aged 64)
From
Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 156 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 34% in 30 days

What are Rikiya Yasuoka's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Genres

Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
41%
Society
17%
Morality
16%
Bonds
7%
Power
7%
Ideas
7%
Survival
4%
Identity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

1 analyzed role
  • Threshold guardianas Pisuken in Tampopo (1985)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
4
Joyful
3
Absurd
3
Tense
2
Dread
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Rikiya Yasuoka's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rikiya Yasuoka's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

156 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • Mr. Melvin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Big Mac

  • Yakuza Emblem Chapter 15 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • True Account: The Higashi-gumi Conflict — The Smile of Enma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Izo(2004)

    as Lender

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • 修羅のみち10 九州全面戦争 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • 修羅のみち9 北九州烈死篇 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • 修羅のみち8 大阪最終血戦 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • 修羅のみち6 血染めの海峡 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • 修羅のみち7 暴力金融列島 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Road to the Don Theatrical Version (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Hokkaido Yakuza War: Elegy of the North Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • 実録　柳川組外伝　死神　立川康太郎の日本侵攻作戦 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Shin setsu - ningen gyorai gokuaku jingi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Jitsuroku: Kitakyushu yakuza senso: kyouran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Deadly Outlaw: Rekka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Masakatsu Kugihara

  • 修羅のみち5 東北殺しの軍団 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • Fishing Master 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • Yakuza Jihad 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • Yakuza Jihad 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • Graveyard of Honor(2002)

    as Aoyama

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Legend of the Chivalrous Outlaw: The Path of the Supreme King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • The Murder Corps: Road to Kansai Domination (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Family 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • The Murder Corps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Closed Ward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Shigemune

  • Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • 雀狼伝3 必殺！！亜空間殺法 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Shura ga Yuku 13 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Fighting Knife Yoshi 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • 雀狼伝2 必殺！！亜空間殺法 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Fighting Knife Yoshi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Shura ga Yuku 9 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Shura ga Yuku 11 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Sister Yakuza, Bodhisattva Ryuko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • History of Japan's Yakuza — Cry of Honor 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Shura ga Yuku 10 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • GinZame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • 兎 USAGI 〜野性の闘牌〜 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Retaliation Attack: Beautiful Assassin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Shura ga Yuku 8 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Ambition Without Honor 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Shura ga Yuku 7 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Warlord of the Underworld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Health Master Dan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Road to the Don (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Shura ga Yuku 6 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • Assault Rakugaki Fools (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • Shura ga Yuku 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • Shin Peanuts 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • Shura ga Yuku 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • イカせる宅配ホスト　牝熟狩り (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • Shura ga Yuku 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Cab (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • The Man with Two Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Prison Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Shura ga Yuku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Osaka Tough Guys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Daimon

  • Gokutsubushi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Can you collect it? Complete (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Final Fighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • New Book of the Waru 4: Decision (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Yakuza Ladies Revisited: Love is Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Warrior's Justice 3 - Termination (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • We're No Angels 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • We're No Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Can you collect it? 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Naniwa Yuukyouden: Kanketsuhen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Jinzou, Kintaro

  • Naniwa Yuukyouden: Kyouretsu! Ana ga Attara Iretai Hen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Jinzou, Kintaro

  • Silent Mobius Gaiden: The End of the Edo Period (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Minoya Yabei

  • Raw Egg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Naniwa Yuukyouden: Chou Gokudou! Yoru no Bat wa Manrui Hen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Jinzou, Kintaro

  • Naniwa Yuukyouden: Nekketsu!! Bakushou Mankai-hen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Jinzou, Kintaro

  • Can You Collect It? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • The Skull Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • 続・こちら凡人組 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • The Triple Cross (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Violent Island: Dirty Money Hijack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Zoku Naniwa Yuukyouden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • At the Scene of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 4 episodes · as Kuroki

  • Naniwa Yuukyouden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Jinzou, Kintaro

  • This is Bonjingumi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Quiet Don 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Lone Wolf Cop: The Sex Doll Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • The Man With No Name (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Mitsuo Kikuchi

  • Tuff Part II - Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Legend of the Shadowy Ninja: The Ninja Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Gô Ranjuji

  • Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet(1990)

    as Mitsuo Kikuchi

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Tuff Part I - Origin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Hitman Nerome

  • Gal The Cop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Black Rain(1989)

    as Sugai's Man

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Toxic Avenger Part II(1989)

    as Big Mac

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Zatoichi(1989)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Flying (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Tokyo Pop(1988)

    as Akira

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • "Guys Who Never Learn" Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Actor

  • Yakuza Ladies 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Actor

  • The Heartbreak Yakuza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Actor

  • The Shinjuku Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Suzumura

  • Impactual Performance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Car dealership owner

  • Sailor Suit Rebel Alliance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 23 episodes · as Kazuya Saeki

  • Death Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • Onyanko the Movie - One Shot Crisis! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Clover King

  • No More Comics! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Man at Bar

  • 三姉妹探偵団 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • Tampopo(1985)

    as Pisken

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Fire Festival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Toshio

  • Baajin nante kowakunai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • A Madcap Corporation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Ishikura

  • Kabamaru the Ninja Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor(1983)

    as Yazawa

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Our Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • So Long, My Partner: Rock Is Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Yasuda

  • Zokubutsu zukan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • A Pool Without Water(1982)

    as Yakuza Henchman

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Sekushî purin: Kuse ni narisô (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Shibuta

  • Rolling on the Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Yutaka(ユタカ)

  • The Hidden Trail of the Beasts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Sakurai

  • Roaring Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • Yokohama BJ Blues(1981)

    as Yasunaga

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Dogs of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • The Beast to Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Minehara

  • Super Gun Lady: Police Branch 82 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Prey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Erotic Liaisons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Staff in Sports club

  • Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • The Great Chase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Shudou

  • Wolf Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Hanamura

  • The Killing Machine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Takehara

  • The Executioner II: Karate Inferno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as One-Eyed Sammy

  • Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Genjuro Ranai

  • Yakuza vs. Gang Leader (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • Violent Fraternity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • The Executioner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Lone Wolf

  • A Blood Stained Love Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • Violent Streets(1974)

    as George

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Reformatory Buddies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • The Ando Gang Documentary Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Bodyguard Kiba 2(1973)

    as Kanbe

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Incident at Takanodai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Bodyguard Kiba(1973)

    as Dubhe

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The School Deviate Waru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Quarreling with Yakuza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Yakuza Wolf 2: Extend My Condolences(1972)

    as Rocky

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Delinquent Boss: Devour to the Bone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Delinquent Boss: Alley Dog Commando (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Wolves of the City: First to Fight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • Delinquent Boss: Smooth Talking, Good Fighting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • The Bad Boss: Wholesale Roundup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • Wolves on Motorcycles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • The Swindlers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Sign of the Jack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Kenji Shiraishi

  • Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Kazuma

  • Key Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Key of Keys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Dancing Lad

  • Car Thieves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Chief

Career shape

Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 156 titles from 1964 to 2025; peak year 1974.

Biggest box office

The Toxic Avenger Part II (1989)

$793K worldwide

Highest rated

Tampopo (1985)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

19642025

Peak 1974 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1970Screen debut· Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter
  • 1985Career best· Tampopo

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting156 of 156: 156 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score66th

By decade

1960s3 · acting1970s31 · acting1980s32 · acting1990s56 · acting2000s32 · acting2010s1 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 10 roles
7085

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Rikiya Yasuoka's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

A Pool Without Water (1982)

68th percentile spread · 12% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Tampopo (1985)

Midcredits 99th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Rikiya Yasuoka work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rikiya Yasuoka's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shirô Shimomoto shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers and editors