Biography
Rikiya Yasuoka (安岡力也) was a Japanese actor and singer of mixed Italian and Japanese descent. He was born on 19 July 1947 in Minato-ku, Tokyo, and died on 8 April 2012 in Tokyo.
Yasuoka made his film debut in 1964 in Jidōsha dorobō. He appeared in numerous Japanese films, often in supporting roles in action and yakuza genres, with credits including Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter (1970) as Kazuma, Wolf Guy (1975) as Hanamura, Tampopo (1985) as Pisken, Black Rain (1989) as Sugai's man, and The Toxic Avenger Part II (1989) as Big Mac. His later roles included Graveyard of Honor (2002) and Izo (2004). He was active until 2004.
