Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
Lik Wong
Hong Kong, Japan
1991
88 Min
Color
1.85:1
Cantonese
Synopsis
Hard man Ricky is incarcerated in a futuristic prison where ultra-violence is his only means of survival in the corrupt, sadistic system. He must battle his way quite literally ‘through’ the feared ‘gang of four’, and undergo multiple tortures before facing the governor in one of the goriest climaxes ever seen. —IMDb
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Lam Ngai Kai
Lam Ngai Kai (藍乃才) aka. Nam Lai Choi, Nam Nai Choi, Simon Nam (born 1953) is a Hong Kong-based film director. French critic Xavier Desbarats has repeatedly compared his work with that of Edward D. Wood, Jr.. —Wikipedia
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Coheed 2.0
19May12
Having read the original manga, this does lose its impact upon re-viewing it, and while it does has its charm in its splatter aesthetics it is diminished by films which combined similar perversities with unexpected moments of depth. That said, rather than merely violent trash, it's blackly humorous Grand-Guignol that is entertaining and never becomes offensive.
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Greg S.
10Nov11
The gory depiction of superhuman streagth struck me as more funny and ironic than most films that riff on the superhero genre, we need a film like this today. It's still very much a b movie with flaws like half assed martial arts choreography and hilarious dubbing. But the horror undertones are very unique if not fully realized, in any case I can say I've seen few films like it. Worth seeing.
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RIKI OH: THE STORY OF RICKY Blu-ray Review
By Twitchfilm.com on December 23, 2011
This may be the greatest film ever made. Riki Oh is an adaptation of an ultra violent manga that ran from 1983 to 1990, the book was adapted to the screen by Lam Ngai-choi, the depraved madman responsible
[Update: Cover Art] Media Blasters Announces RIKI-OH: THE STORY OF RICKY Blu-ray 9/27, More Blu-ray News
By Twitchfilm.com on December 17, 2011
[Originally posted June 27, 2011]Alert! This is preliminary information, but I have it from the horse’s mouth that the Tokyo Shock division of Media Blasters is releasing Hong Kong splatter classic Riki
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By Twitchfilm.com on April 29, 2011
The craziest film ever made in Hong Kong returns to the Top Kills for a whopping third time and, believe it or not, we’re not even half way through all the moments deserving of Top Kill status. This time……
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By Twitchfilm.com on April 29, 2011
Riki-Oh returns for a second go-around in the Twitch Top Kills! This time the craziest film ever made in Hong Kong delivers a two-for-one with the infamous shower scene!……
Twitch Top Kills: RIKI-OH
By Twitchfilm.net on October 11, 2010
Riki-Oh returns for a second go-around in the Twitch Top Kills! This time the craziest film ever made in Hong Kong delivers a two-for-one with the infamous shower scene!…
Twitch Top Kills: RIKI-OH
By Twitchfilm.net on September 3, 2010
There are AT LEAST five other major sequences from this film worthy of being included in the Twitch Top Kills but we’re breaking our Riki-Oh cherry with a quick one. Behold the head crush sequence from
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