Riki Takeuchi (Battle Royale II: Requiem)

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Riki Takeuchi as Riki Takeuchi in the 2003 film Battle Royale II: Requiem
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Riki Takeuchi as Riki Takeuchi in the 2003 film Battle Royale II: Requiem

Riki Takeuchi (教師RIKI Takeuchi Riki?), or simply "Riki", is a villain character in the 2003 Japanese film Battle Royale II: Requiem. He is the teacher of the Shikanotoride Junior High School Class 3-B group of students and administrator of the Battle Royale II Program. He is played by Riki Takeuchi.

Riki is also a rugby coach and had a daughter, Hitoe Takeuchi (played by Nanami Ohta [1]), who lost her life in Wild Seven's terrorist attack on downtown Tokyo. He also takes a lot of pills although it is never explicitly stated what they are for.

Near the end of the film, Riki finally realizes a truth about the world he lives in. When the Prime Minister of Japan orders him to bomb the Island the Wild Seven is based at, Riki is disgusted and questions the actions of the adults, so easily provoked into using bombs to get their way (much in the manner of children). When the Japanese troops raid the base on Island, Riki accompanies them. He then meets with the surviving trio of Shuya Nanahara, Shiori Kitano and Takuma Aoi, and explains them that they must find their future. A collar around his neck then beeps, and he promptly throws himself into the hideout as the trio escape outside. His collar explodes, as well as the building around him, instantly killing him.

[edit] See also

  • The Lockup (Battle Royale II)
  • The Command Center (Battle Royale II)

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Battle Royale (edit)
Novel & mangas Battle Royale (novel) | Battle Royale (manga) | Battle Royale II: Blitz Royale (manga)
Films Battle Royale (film)  | Battle Royale II: Requiem
Soundtracks Battle Royale Original Soundtrack | Battle Royale II: Requiem Original Soundtrack | Composer: Masamichi Amano | Orchestra: Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
Main Characters BR: Shuya Nanahara | Noriko Nakagawa | Shogo Kawada | Sakamochi/Yonemi/Kitano (the Teacher) | Kazuo Kiriyama | Mitsuko Souma | Shinji Mimura | Hiroki Sugimura
BRII: Takuma Aoi | Shiori Kitano | Nao Asakura | Riki Takeuchi | Saki Sakurai
Secondary Characters BR: Yoshitoki Kuninobu | Takako Chigusa | Yukie Utsumi | Kazushi Niida | Yuko Sakaki | Megumi Eto | Satomi Noda | Yoshio Akamatsu | Yukiko Kitano | Keita Iijima | Kayoko Kotohiki | Hirono Shimizu | Yuichiro Takiguchi | Tatsumichi Oki | Mitsuru Numai | Yutaka Seto| Yoji Kuramoto | Toshinori Oda | Sho Tsukioka | Mai (smiling winner) | Keiko Onuki (Keiko Inoue) | Lieutenant Anjo | Soldiers (Battle Royale)
BRII: R: Mitsugu Sakai | Shugo Urabe | Maki Souda | Osamu Kasai | Soji Kazama | Kyoko Kakei | Kengo Yonai | Ryo Kurosawa | Haruya Sakurai | Haruka Kuze | Masami Shibaki | Jun Nanami | Makio Mimura (Shinji's uncle) | Prime Minister of Japan
Cast and crew Koushun Takami (novel author) | Kinji Fukasaku (director) | Kenta Fukasaku (screenwriter)
BR: Tatsuya Fujiwara | Aki Maeda | Taro Yamamoto | Masanobu Ando | Kou Shibasaki | Chiaki Kuriyama | Takeshi Kitano
BRII: R: Takeru Shibaki Shugo Oshinari | Ai Maeda | Ayana Sakai | Natsuki Kato | Riki Takeuchi | Yoko Maki
Other topics Battle Royale controversy | Battle Royale merchandise | List of Battle Royale weapons | GPS tracking | Wild Seven
Related topics Dystopia | Deathmatch gaming | Ultraviolence | Teenage rebellion | Betrayal | Authoritarianism | Terrorism