Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
An indestructible martial artist wages a grotesquely explosive revolt against the guards and corporate tyranny of a dystopian prison.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- visceral
- outrageous
- irreverent
- cult movie night
- late night horror marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly celebrate its fiercely stylized, outrageous gore and fast-moving martial arts entertainment while acknowledging that its extreme violence is overwhelming.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The prison is explicitly owned by a major company, making corporate control central to the setting and conflict.
The film is defined by a torrent of grisly, over-the-top martial arts violence and extreme gore.
Ricky uses exceptional strength and martial arts ability to confront abusive guards and the prison hierarchy.
The martial arts action and bodily transformations operate with comic-book exaggeration rather than grounded realism.
Films like Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky, and why
Tokyo Gore Police
shares outrageous splatter violence, comic-book excess, and stylized martial arts spectacle
The Raid 2
shares prison brutality, anti-authoritarian themes, and heightened action violence
Braindead
shares grotesque practical gore, anarchic humor, and extreme genre stylization
Dead Leaves
shares dystopian imprisonment, revenge-driven action, and exploitation-film intensity
Movie Details
- Director
- Lam Ngai Kai
- Release Date
- 1991-10-05
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (389)
Cast
- Louis Fan Siu-Wong
- Fan Mei-Sheng
- William Ho
- Gloria Yip Wan-Yee
- Yukari Ôshima
- Frankie Chan Chi-Leung
- Kôichi Sugisaki
- Wong Kwai-Hung
- Tetsuro Tamba
- Chang Gan-Wing
Common questions
- What is Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky about?
- An indestructible martial artist wages a grotesquely explosive revolt against the guards and corporate tyranny of a dystopian prison.
- What is Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky as breakneck, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky as graphic.
- What did critics think of Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky?
- Critics broadly celebrate its fiercely stylized, outrageous gore and fast-moving martial arts entertainment while acknowledging that its extreme violence is overwhelming.
- Which films are like Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky?
- Films with a similar feel include Tokyo Gore Police, The Raid 2, Braindead, and Dead Leaves.
- How long is Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky?
- Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky runs 93 minutes.
