Riki-oh: The Story of Ricky (1991)

Original title

力王

Directed by

Lam Nai-Choi

Genre

action film, prison film, splatter film, martial arts film, dystopian film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

18

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 373 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man with superhuman strength is sent to a dystopian private prison. He fights against sadistic guards and corrupt officials using his incredible abilities.

brutalover-the-topcampyfast-pacedgoryabsurdlow-budgetaction-packed

What happens

Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (Chinese: 力王, also known as Story of Ricky) is a 1991 Hong Kong martial arts splatter film written and directed by Lam Nai-choi, and starring Fan Siu-wong, Fan Mei-sheng (Siu-wong's real life father), Ho Ka-kui, Gloria Yip, Yukari Oshima, and Tetsurō Tamba. It is based on the Japanese manga of the same name by Masahiko Takajo and Tetsuya Saruwatari. It follows the title character (Fan), a young man who has super-human power and fighting abilities, who is held in a dystopian private prison. A Golden Harvest production, the film premiered in Japan on October 5, 1991 before being released in Hong Kong on April 9, 1992. It also received a limited theatrical release in the United States in 1993. Riki-Oh was the first film to receive a Category III rating (viewers under 18 not allowed) solely for violent content. In the years since its release, the film has developed a cult following for its extremely brutal and highly unrealistic violence, as well as its high camp factor and poor English dubbing. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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