Rikiya Otaka
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is a Japanese actor.
Aged 6 years, he was chosen out of many young boys to play the part of the little seven-year-old Yoichi Asakawa in Ringu
. Today, he is (alongside Hiroyuki Sanada
who played Ryuji Takayama in Ringu) the most credited and popular male character in the entire Ringu series. He resorted his role as Yoichi a year after the first sequel Rasen
was a failure in the cinemas. In Ringu 2, his character was the supporting male actor.
Aged 9 years, he was doing extras work, and even made a notable appearance in the hit TV series Kamen Rider Agito
. He then once again joined Hideo Nakata
for a separate piece of work when he played Yuuchi in Sleeping Bride
. He has also made small appearance in Kuroe and Umi wa miteita.
People were beginning to notice Rikiya Otaka. He the starred in a drama movie Catharisis
as Subaru, the youngest brother of a family, angry at his elder brother for dividing the family. He then starred as the main player's best friend in BBK Basketball Kids.
He has more recently starred with Ken Watanabe
in the drama-history film Kita no zeronen playing the Mamiya's son.
Aged 6 years, he was chosen out of many young boys to play the part of the little seven-year-old Yoichi Asakawa in Ringu
Ring (film)
is a 1998 Japanese horror film by Hideo Nakata, adapted from the novel Ring by Kōji Suzuki, which in turn draws on the Japanese folk tale Banchō Sarayashiki. The film stars Nanako Matsushima, Hiroyuki Sanada, and Rikiya Ōtaka as members of a divorced family...
. Today, he is (alongside Hiroyuki Sanada
Hiroyuki Sanada
is a Japanese actor.-Life and career:Sanada was born in Tokyo. Originally aiming to be an action star, starting with shorinji kempo, he eventually took up Kyokushin kaikan Sanada began training at age 11 with actor and martial arts star Sonny Chiba's Japan Action Club where he developed good...
who played Ryuji Takayama in Ringu) the most credited and popular male character in the entire Ringu series. He resorted his role as Yoichi a year after the first sequel Rasen
Rasen
Rasen is a sequel to the movie Ring. It is directed by Jōji Iida, and, as with the first movie, is based on the novel Spiral by Kōji Suzuki....
was a failure in the cinemas. In Ringu 2, his character was the supporting male actor.
Aged 9 years, he was doing extras work, and even made a notable appearance in the hit TV series Kamen Rider Agito
Kamen Rider Agito
, is the eleventh installment in the popular Kamen Rider tokusatsu franchise. The series represented the 30th Anniversary of the Kamen Rider Series. The series was also a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei and was shown on TV Asahi from January 28, 2001 to January 27, 2002....
. He then once again joined Hideo Nakata
Hideo Nakata
Hideo Nakata is a Japanese filmmaker.-Life and career:Nakata was born in Okayama, Japan. He is most familiar to Western audiences for his work on Japanese horror films such as Ring , Ring 2 and Dark Water...
for a separate piece of work when he played Yuuchi in Sleeping Bride
Sleeping Bride
is a Japanese 2000 tragic-romance film directed by Hideo Nakata, based on a comic by Osamu Tezuka. It is probably best known to Western audiences for its inclusion in a Tartan Asia Extreme DVD release of the Ring trilogy, which included it as a fourth Nakata feature unrelated to the Ring...
. He has also made small appearance in Kuroe and Umi wa miteita.
People were beginning to notice Rikiya Otaka. He the starred in a drama movie Catharisis
Catharisis
Catharisis is a made for TV Japanese film made in 2003 based on a true story, starring Rikiya Otaka and directed by Katsumi Sakaguchi.- Plot :...
as Subaru, the youngest brother of a family, angry at his elder brother for dividing the family. He then starred as the main player's best friend in BBK Basketball Kids.
He has more recently starred with Ken Watanabe
Ken Watanabe
is a Japanese stage, film, and television actor. To English-speaking audiences he is known for playing tragic hero characters, such as General Tadamichi Kuribayashi in Letters from Iwo Jima and Lord Katsumoto Moritsugu in The Last Samurai, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best...
in the drama-history film Kita no zeronen playing the Mamiya's son.