Rikiya Otaka (大高力也 Ōtaka Rikiya?, born 27 August 1991 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actor. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
In 1997, when he was only six, he was chosen out of many young boys to play the part of the little seven-year-old Yoichi Asakawa in Ringu. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Character Yoichi Asakawa born 1990, is the seven-year-old son of Reiko Asakawa and Ryuji Takayama. is a 1998 Japanese horror mystery Film from director Hideo Nakata, adapted from the novel of the same name Today, he is (alongside Hiroyuki Sanada who played Ryuji Takayama in Ringu) the most credited and popular male character in the entire Ringu series. is a Japanese Actor. Biography Early life Sanada was born in Tokyo, Japan. He resorted his role as Yoichi a year after the first sequel Rasen was a failure in the cinemas. Rasen ( Spiral) is a sequel to the movie Ring. It is directed by Joji Iida, and as with the first movie is based on a novel In Ringu 2, his character was the supporting male actor. For the 2005 American horror film see The Ring Two. Ring 2 (リング2 Ringu 2) (1999 directed by Hideo Nakata, is the
In 2000, he was doing extras work, and even made a notable appearance in the hit TV series Kamen Rider. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. translated as Masked Rider, is a weekly Sci-fi story created by renowned Japanese Mangaka. He then once again joined Hideo Nakata for a separate piece of work when he played Yuuchi in Sleeping Bride. Hideo Nakata (中田 秀夫 Nakata Hideo, born July 19, 1961, in Okayama, Japan) is a Japanese film director is a Japanese 2000 tragic-romance film directed by Hideo Nakata, based on a comic by Osamu Tezuka. 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. Catharisis is a Made for TV Japanese film made in 2003 based on a true story starring Rikiya Otaka and directed by Katsumi Sakaguchi He then starred as the main player's best friend in BBK Basketball Kids.
He has more recently starred in Ken Watanabe, drama-history film Kita no zeronen playing the Mamiya's son. is an Academy Award -nominated Japanese stage, Film, and Television Actor.