Rikiei Nagatomi (長富 力栄 Nagatomi Rikiei) is a character who appears in Hellhounds for Hire (Part 1) in Samurai Champloo.
Appearance[]
Rikiei has light brown receding hair that sticks out on the side. He wears shades with gold frame with a beard that connects with his mustache and hangs from his chin.
He wears a blue and black kimono.
Personality[]
Rikiei primarily thinks about business. He does not trust anyone or anything besides money and power, and betrays people whenever he needs it.
Background[]
Rikiei Nagatomi is the leader of the Nagatomi Yakuza gang. He is constantly scheming to get control of the town without loss of profit while opposing the Kawara clan. His crooked gambling parlor robs townspeople of their business and daughters, who get carted off to his brothel.
Plot[]
Mugen gets involved into a fight with gang members in a restaurant. Rikiei Nagatomi, their leader, offers him a job after he has defeated his minions. Mugen eventually chafes under his control and leaves. Rikiei uses Sousuke's crime to take over the Kawaras, but he is thwarted by Fuu and he is then killed by Ishimatsu after the takeover fails.
Voice Actors[]
- Fumihiko Tachiki (Japanese)
- Michael McConnohie (English)
Etymology[]
- The name Rikiei means "power" (力栄).
- Rikiei's surname Nagatomi means "long" (長) (naga) and "wealth, abundance" (富) (tomi).
Trivia[]
- In the Champloo Roman Album, character designer and artist Kazuto Nakazawa says that both Rikiei and Ishimatsu were drawn as black men.