Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
1991 · Movie · 93 min · ★ 6.9 · 84% critics
In a near-future where prisons are run for profit, a young martial artist is sent to a corrupt private facility after being framed for a crime. Inside, brutal bosses and complicit administrators control everything, pushing him to fight back and protect other inmates in a wildly over-the-top battle for justice and freedom.
Based on Riki-Oh
Also known as Riki-oh · The Story of Ricky · Riki-oh: Story of Ricky · Story of Ricky
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Details
- Original title
- 力王
- Years
- 1991
- Release date
- 1991-10-05
- Language
- CN
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Critic score
- 84/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (368 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a cult, splattery martial-arts prison romp with extreme, often comedic violence and minimal plot; Not for you if you’re squeamish, want realism, or dislike “so-bad-it’s-good” energy like Dead Alive.
Pros: outrageous gore set-pieces; absurd dark humor; nonstop brawls | Cons: terrible acting; thin story; cheap-looking effects
Themes
- martial arts
- based on manga
- held captive
- death
- animal abuse
- knocked out
- megalomaniac
Cast & crew
Louis Fan Siu-Wong
as Ricky
Fan Mei-Sheng
as Assistant Warden
William Ho
as Warden Sugiyama
Gloria Yip Wan-Yee
as Keiko
Yukari Ôshima
as Huang Chung / West Block
Frankie Chan Chi-Leung
as Hai / North Block
Kôichi Sugisaki
as Tarzan San Tai / East Block
Wong Kwai-Hung
as Blondie Shiraga / South Block
Tetsuro Tamba
as Master Zhang
Chang Gan-Wing
as Lao Ma
Directed by Lam Nai-Choi