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Originally Posted by TokuKnight89

But...Riki doesn't resemble Takumi to my eyes! I could be wrong, but my old understanding was that Riki was played by the same kid who portrayed Kou in Dairanger, but I admit I had my doubts as to the validity of that claim. Also, you implied that Takumi voiced Riki/KingRanger, but didn't say that he portrayed him onscreen. The reasonable conclusion would be that the actor was overdubbed, but if that was the case then there had to be a reason for it.

Correct, Takumi Hashimoto didn't portray him onscreen, he did just the voices according to what I searched in Japanese, specifically episodes 26 and 27 apparently. If I'm wrong so be it, but given the fact that we had Brad Hawkins do the voiceover before the big reveal I'm convinced.
As for who played Riki in 1995 it was Shoji Yamaguchi. Kou was played by Hisashi Sakai who was young Burai in Zyuranger the year before Dairanger. Fun fact, Yamaguchi and Sakai were all in the same acting management company/organization as Hidenori Tokuyama aka Hiroto/Go-On Gold aka Yaguruma/Kickhopper at the time.

*Update: I can't spot it in episode 26 but I am convinced Riki's voice when he goes all Bruce Lee on the Baranoia during his debut battle in episode 27 after he transformed was what Hashimoto must've recorded. I wonder if it was a last minute request thing and Hashimoto wasn't credited because of it.