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Riki-oh: The Story of Ricky (1991)

Riki-oh: The Story of Ricky poster
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
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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.

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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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