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Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky

Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky

1991
Comedy, Sci-fi
1h 31m
The story is set in the year of 2001 in a prison owned by a major company. A new prisoner sees his friends... (imdb)

Directed by:

Ngai Choi Lam

Screenwriter:

Ngai Choi Lam, Tetsuya Saruwatari

Starring:

Suet Lam, Tetsurô Tanba, Yukari Ôshima, Frankie Chi-Leung Chan, Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok, Siu-Wong Fan, Mei Sheng Fan, Ka-Kui Ho, Gloria Yip, Daan Bob Chit Long, Ji Keung Wong

Genres:

Comedy, Sci-fi, Suspense/Thriller, Horror

AKAs:

Lik wong, Riki Oh: The Story of Ricky

Countries:

Hong Kong, Japan

Language:

Cantonese
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Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky

1991
Comedy, Sci-fi
1h 31m
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beedubBeeDub
Rated 03 Apr 2020
88
74th
Nothing can prepare you for your first viewing of this movie. It's so completely bonkers and over-the-top with its violence and gore that you spend most of the time wondering "Did I really just see that?" (Also: "How did they ever manage to arrest this guy in the first place?") A better Mortal Kombat movie than the actual Mortal Kombat movies.
Rated 03 Apr 2020
thedenizenTheDenizen
Rated 06 Feb 2007
80
84th
Super low budget kung fu/gore/comedy. This is what Dead Alive would've been like if Peter Jackson were Chinese. Exceptionally bloody finale.
Rated 06 Feb 2007
barthalenBarthalen
Rated 17 Dec 2012
71
59th
When an 8-year old is put in charge of writing a martial arts prison movie, you get Riki-Oh. It's super Rikidiculous but the extreme (and admittedly, hilarious) violence compensates for all the lame/silly parts. When one of the villains gets shot in the buttcheeks after which his head explodes, you know you're watching something truly special.
Rated 17 Dec 2012
louismazziniLouisMazzini
Rated 16 Aug 2014
60
19th
In one of cinema's greatest oversights, the annoying fat kid does not get his comeuppance.
Rated 16 Aug 2014
alleyd84alleyd84
Rated 14 Aug 2007
100
98th
He chokes someone to death with their own intestines. If you're still reading this and not going to watch this movie you are out of your mind.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
paxtonPaxton
Rated 04 Feb 2020
84
81st
The first time I caught this on TCM and for whatever reason they were playing the original audio but had no subtitles. Didn't stop me from watching the entire thing and honestly, I don't think the inability to understand a single word detracted from it in anyway. It's that kind of movie and I mean that as the highest compliment possible.
Rated 04 Feb 2020
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 21 Apr 2008
85
86th
The Shaw(Brothers)shank Redemption.
Rated 21 Apr 2008
terrymacterrymac
Rated 27 May 2019
78
79th
Absolutely insane. It really should be terrible, and it is punctuated by a few scenes of naffness, but this was genuinely ludicrously entertaining. Full of violent, gory fun. Bring an open mind to this one.
Rated 27 May 2019
koalafishKoalafish
Rated 13 Aug 2008
10
0th
This movie is just incredibly bad. The whole thing is a completely ridiculous awful piece of crap. BUT: if you are searching for the perfect trashfilm with huge amounts of gore, you can easily add 70 points to my score and will be highly entertained :D
Rated 13 Aug 2008
cinemaasiaCinema_Asia
Rated 17 Jan 2017
75
71st
This is quite possibly one of the most important civil rights parables of our time. It doesn't matter if it's Black panthers or Black lives matters. What matters are the lessons of Riki-Oh. A class struggle between the corrupt bourgeois and the proletariate class caught between factions. The political intrigue and social mechanics contain insightful messages for our current era. An underrated gem of social insight. A true spectacle of genius film making.
Rated 17 Jan 2017
punchy_mcgooPunchy-McGoo
Rated 23 Jan 2009
79
72nd
79 points...every single point from high camp. Remember the exploding head clip from the Daily Show like 8 years ago? This was the movie. If you're not into kung fu flicks...do NOT watch it. If you are, get a group together and enjoy. Better with a crowd.
Rated 23 Jan 2009
backwardsuitbackwardsuit
Rated 10 Jun 2020
76
69th
Possibly the most ridiculous movie I've seen. Somehow despite the mind-bogglingly inept narrative it still manages to be perfectly coherent in its enthusiastically berserk delivery of martial arts & dystopian prison cliches. Every single aspect of its filmmaking is commited to & on par with its ferocious juvenile vision (adorably this includes the English dub). Pretty much guaranteed to provoke uncontrollable laughter & joy for those unperturbed by extreme gore and extreme nonsense.
Rated 10 Jun 2020
aflickeringAFlickering
Rated 22 Dec 2014
5
73rd
the first villain in RIKI-OH is so badass he introduces himself by crushing a child's toy, gouging an old man's face and strutting out of the prison bathroom--"who cares?!" he shrugs with no little swagger when told he hasn't brushed his teeth. unfortunately, his grand exit is marred when he's tripped by the titular hero and faceplants onto a spike - and that's one of the tamest, least riotous sequences of the 90 minute runtime. this film makes me happy.
Rated 22 Dec 2014
jebJeb
Rated 13 Oct 2008
85
70th
In many ways this is awesome, but in many ways it's flat-out silly. Super-low budget kung-fu guilty pleasure for me, with amazing action.
Rated 13 Oct 2008
saucyjacksaucyjack
Rated 20 Jan 2008
80
67th
An amazingly entertaining film with a ridiculous amount of viscera...Basically the type of film I'd want to make, which is a three stooges episode taken to feature length with extreme gore.
Rated 20 Jan 2008
alex_watkinsAlex Watkins
Rated 22 Apr 2020
4
70th
A standard-bearer for comic grotesquerie, so cartoonishly violent that you occasionally expect Fan Siu-wong's eyes to pop out of his head like a Hugh Fraser drawing.
Rated 22 Apr 2020
wwallce4prezWWallce4prez
Rated 20 Mar 2019
65
35th
Somewhere between the exploding heads, the meat grinders, the crazy dubbing, the nonsensical plot, and the eye mints is a simple flautist who doesn't want to be choked out by a foe's intestines. It is the simple things in life
Rated 20 Mar 2019
adamj1982adamj1982
Rated 28 Jan 2019
60
34th
I don't know how to rate this. 100% mindless action and it's just great
Rated 28 Jan 2019
janusjanus
Rated 29 Nov 2016
90
94th
I watched this with friends and of course we all hooted and hollered at its cheesiness and neverending gore, but I was surprised to find myself genuinely affected by its primal-scream spirit.
Rated 29 Nov 2016
kramyessevKramYessev
Rated 18 Nov 2012
76
76th
Be sure to watch with the dubbing. 90 minutes of endless hilarity.
Rated 18 Nov 2012
grouchyGrouchy
Rated 13 Nov 2012
78
48th
It has to be seen to be believed. Perfect for viewing with friends and/or under the influence.
Rated 13 Nov 2012
mccorpseMcCorpse
Rated 24 Jul 2012
91
80th
this movie is hillarious, its completly retarded like most of the movies in the sushi typhoon catalog except it doesnt have the shitty cgi so it makes it a little grittier and dirtier. The gore was so good in this movie it had me laughing constantly.
Rated 24 Jul 2012
shelcodShelcod
Rated 26 Mar 2012
90
64th
A amazing martial art's movie with some of the best and craziest fights ever
Rated 26 Mar 2012
dorkovskyDorkovsky
Rated 21 Jul 2011
4
37th
If this wasn't so awesome to watch I certainly would have hated it.
Rated 21 Jul 2011
aceysaid10AceySaid10%
Rated 07 Apr 2011
88
95th
GREAT ending...talk about sloppy joes...
Rated 07 Apr 2011
neonmanNeonman
Rated 25 Sep 2010
83
74th
This is such a terrible film; there are massive plot-holes all over the place (especially a literal one at the end), terrible acting/dubbing, hilarious gore effects, weird prison in-mates (they're not the ruthless; they just do a lot of pointing). One thing that isn't terrible about this film is how much god-damn fun it is.
Rated 25 Sep 2010
jamesdepaolojamesdepaolo
Rated 07 Jun 2010
79
62nd
what a cool take on kung fu prison films..this movie is so bizarrely funny it gets points just for how far it goes without no cares and laughs at itself
Rated 07 Jun 2010
kavuKavu
Rated 30 Apr 2010
88
90th
I'm speechless. The best kung-fu splatter ever.
Rated 30 Apr 2010
caimancaiman
Rated 29 Mar 2010
81
66th
This movie is just so much fun to watch, I couldn't possibly give it less than an 80 (even though, technically, it deserves much less). But it's just so damn entertaining.
Rated 29 Mar 2010
nathandarkoNathanDarko
Rated 18 Apr 2009
90
79th
Amazing splatter fun. Reached cult status. Silly story but great gore scenes and fine make up effects
Rated 18 Apr 2009
x_humanx-human
Rated 10 Mar 2009
82
76th
A gory kung fu version of Cool Hand Luke and I loved just about every minute of it. Certainly not as weird or gruesome as they get but it's damn high up there, a sweet lil flix that'll surely entertain me for years to come.
Rated 10 Mar 2009
purgatospurgatos
Rated 12 Jan 2009
73
56th
So I'm pretty sure they wrote an original script and then sat around afterwards looking at every scene asking "could this be more ridiculous? could there be more gore?" and until they could truthfully say no, it wasn't done. By the end of the movie I had tears of laughter running down my face.
Rated 12 Jan 2009
indyatmnINDYATMN
Rated 28 Nov 2008
82
65th
Kung fu B movie trash,but the movie's not trying to be anything else. Some extreme gore thrown in as a bonus, probably not enough though.
Rated 28 Nov 2008
thedeekTheDeek
Rated 04 Aug 2008
90
94th
Could be the funniest movie ever made, seriously
Rated 04 Aug 2008
emtiltemtilt
Rated 07 Jun 2008
51
25th
Certainly an experience.
Rated 07 Jun 2008
monstergearMonsterGear
Rated 13 Nov 2007
68
28th
I did not think I would live to see a film where a dog gets drop-kicked in half, but I did.
Rated 13 Nov 2007
scanfield22SCanfield22
Rated 05 Sep 2007
78
40th
Poorly made in many aspects, but the gore and over-the-top story and action makes for a highly entertaining film, and one most people won't soon forget.
Rated 05 Sep 2007
mentoMento
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
91st
Goriest kung-fu movie ever. If you ever need to get desensitized to violence in a hurry, watch this.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
pilgermannpilgermann
Rated 22 Jan 2007
60
33rd
Mindless, gory fun.
Rated 22 Jan 2007
nargNarg
Rated 13 Nov 2024
65
62nd
Of all the many movies I've seen where a guy uses his own intestines to try and strangle someone to death, this is by far the best one. Also has a lot to say about the cruelty of prisons within capitalist societies where prisons become places that breed crime and thus creates more criminals for its labor force, themselves become a means of extracting value in a space that allows for wanton cruelty.
Rated 13 Nov 2024
nathanbatesNathanBates
Rated 08 Nov 2023
60
35th
I'm not normally a fan of gore, but this one goes so over the top, it's hard not to be amused by it all. Its comic-book origin is easy to see as the "battles" get wackier (and, amazingly, more gory each time). Definitely one to see to believe; it probably works better if you already like martial arts films.
Rated 08 Nov 2023
wardenWarden
Rated 12 Dec 2022
65
75th
Incredibly violent, very riduculous, yet utterly absorbing due to its unique style. You have probably not seen anything like this. It's not at all what you expect when you see "old chinese martial arts film" because it's not really like that.
Rated 12 Dec 2022
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 30 Apr 2022
57
16th
You are either in the Riki-Oh cult or you aren't; if you aren’t, your patience will be tested by a dull, confusing and repetitive first hour, spiced by some over-the-top brutality which is amusing in its audacity, but not meaningful or resonant. Cut to the third act, (from the almost crushing defeat inside the jail cell), and you will get an entertaining blood bath, with a particularly insane denouement dispatch of the chief baddie which *almost* allows the film to live up to its reputation.
Rated 30 Apr 2022
kenmeistersKenMeisters
Rated 15 May 2020
77
77th
With a dumb story, bad acting, terrible editing and mediocre fight choreography, it's almost as if you do not need to see this movie. Then again, a man tries to strangle another man using his own guts. Another man punches through (yes, THROUGH) several other people. Which means this movie is nice.
Rated 15 May 2020
julesfmbjulesfmb
Rated 08 Dec 2019
53
19th
Sounds like a lot of fun, right? Not really. It's just lame. Hong Kong can give you so much more in the realm of mindless entertainment.
Rated 08 Dec 2019
detoxDetox
Rated 12 Mar 2019
42
16th
Sorry, but I don't get it. Yes the gore is quiet entertaining but that's about it. There are close to zero other ideas in this movie and over the top violence alone just isn't enough.
Rated 12 Mar 2019
picklemanPickle_Man
Rated 09 Dec 2018
65
27th
Even for me that was pretty juvenile, and that's saying something. Definitely one more for the so-bad-it's-good crowd (or people who can actually take shounen anime plots seriously).
Rated 09 Dec 2018
edkrakedkrak
Rated 25 May 2018
90
95th
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Rated 25 May 2018
sirrobbieSirRobbie
Rated 21 Jul 2015
60
24th
This was. . . . . . . an experience.
Rated 21 Jul 2015
karamazovkaramazov.
Rated 03 Jun 2015
62
83rd
Incredibly stupid kung fu film / splatter comedy. Awesome.
Rated 03 Jun 2015
parexus2Parexus2
Rated 19 Nov 2014
80
93rd
This is one of the most ridiculously fun movies I have ever seen in my entire life, it's fucking hilariously bad and over the top. Honestly, just grab some beers and watch this with your friends and you will have the time of your life. WATCH THE ENGLISH DUB FOR ENHANCED ENJOYMENT (the sound effects are fucking hilarious)
Rated 19 Nov 2014
donquixoticdonquixotic
Rated 02 Nov 2014
30
17th
Bad dialogue, bad acting, bad direction, bad action. And yet some people love this film, utter crap
Rated 02 Nov 2014
pigwicklePigwickle
Rated 14 Jun 2014
88
83rd
This movie made me laugh, shocked me and made me go "WTF just happened?! and No effin way?!!" It's martial arts pumped up with steroidal fun! when you see the last fight scene you'll get the steroid comment. hahaha! just good fun!
Rated 14 Jun 2014
liquid3600LiQuid3600
Rated 25 May 2014
6
58th
Me at the start of the movie: Hey man meat! :D Me at the end of the movie: Hey man meat! D:
Rated 25 May 2014
closefriendCloseFriend
Rated 27 Jan 2014
58
34th
Could anyone else really go for a hamburger right about now?
Rated 27 Jan 2014
sirstuckeySirStuckey
Rated 22 Jul 2013
75
67th
One of the most ridiculous movies I've ever seen.
Rated 22 Jul 2013
aprotagonistaprotagonist
Rated 08 Jun 2013
60
38th
definitely the most ridiculous film I've ever seen, but it's quite watchable
Rated 08 Jun 2013
just1nJust1n
Rated 13 May 2013
70
39th
Over the top gore and violence. Bad prosthetics but that makes it even better.
Rated 13 May 2013
sidehackersidehacker
Rated 05 Dec 2012
74
63rd
Yeah, it's fun.
Rated 05 Dec 2012
mittspicksMittsPicks
Rated 27 Nov 2012
0
2nd
What on Earth
Rated 27 Nov 2012
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 19 Aug 2012
68
65th
Dreadfully low budget gore-fu really works on a humor level. Some great gore gags and fight scenes.
Rated 19 Aug 2012
hotsakehotsake
Rated 26 Jun 2012
88
98th
Way over the top and in your face but in a good way. This has got to be the funniest movie to even have people ripped to shreds.
Rated 26 Jun 2012
coheedCoheed
Rated 17 May 2012
50
23rd
Having read the original manga - which qualifies as one of the few works of any kind to have both continually kept me on my toes in how off-quilter it goes - 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.
Rated 17 May 2012
funkyastroFunkyAstro
Rated 29 Jan 2012
50
49th
If you watch this drunk with some friends you will have some laughs.
Rated 29 Jan 2012
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 17 Aug 2011
75
87th
Good movie
Rated 17 Aug 2011
begoniabolbegoniabol
Rated 22 Mar 2011
50
43rd
Disappointing, I had high expectations. I wanted it to be awesome so badly, but it was so cheesy. Some fighting scenes make up for the cheese fest, but not enough for me to love it. Meh
Rated 22 Mar 2011
guy-piranhaguy piranha
Rated 16 Mar 2011
50
23rd
if you like trash, add something up to 50 points, because this movie is the definition of it. if you dislike the concept of wasting money, film and time just subtract down to zero.
Rated 16 Mar 2011
nilkynarfynilkynarfy
Rated 01 Mar 2011
45
29th
I want to rate it higher for the literal DAYS of entertainment it gave me in my pizza chef youth, but let's be honest, I was reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaally stoned. It's cheesy, kind of fun, kind of unique, really gory, kind of stylish. It's also really cheap and about as well-scripted as those kids movies they used to play on showtime at 10am that had titles like The Skateboard Kid and um... I mean it's bad. If you're on illicit substances, though, give it a whack!
Rated 01 Mar 2011
honestthiefHonest_Thief
Rated 03 Feb 2011
4
63rd
from the top of my head one of the shounen manga adaptations that gets the genre and medium
Rated 03 Feb 2011
murrayMurray
Rated 02 Sep 2010
65
13th
Just skip from one ridiculous scene to the next and you'll have a better time. Luckily there's not too much else even going on.
Rated 02 Sep 2010
1qw3er51qw3er5
Rated 25 Aug 2010
6
57th
So silly
Rated 25 Aug 2010
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 18 Jun 2010
45
4th
The epitome of so bad it's good. Everything is absolutely ridiculous and over the top and amateurishly done, but that actually helps here. Pretty much every scene is a laugh.
Rated 18 Jun 2010
velvet_croweVelvet Crowe
Rated 03 Jun 2010
87
96th
There is a guy who uses his own intestines to try and kill the protagonist. I think that alone can attest to how awesome this movie is.
Rated 03 Jun 2010
halfjapaneseHalfJapanese
Rated 27 Jan 2010
65
30th
A ridiculous, gory exercise in martial arts excess. It's a shambling mess of a movie, but it's punctuated with enough memorable moments that it's hard to truly dislike it.
Rated 27 Jan 2010
enigmabrandenigmabrand
Rated 05 Sep 2009
82
69th
Ridiculous.
Rated 05 Sep 2009
castrophCastroph
Rated 31 May 2009
8
85th
It's like a macabre, gorey, kung-fu enticed version of Cool Hand Luke.
Rated 31 May 2009
jackdurdenJackDurden
Rated 25 Apr 2009
8
71st
It's very what the fuck, but in a good way.
Rated 25 Apr 2009
cinemahellcinema_hell
Rated 02 Apr 2009
80
62nd
How come I've never heard about this gem before??? This is amazing, hilarious!
Rated 02 Apr 2009
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 17 Mar 2009
65
23rd
Definitely a polarizing movie, and aside from some cool gore sequences, it's pretty damn bad. I mean really damn bad. I suppose I should warn you that I don't like Kung-Fu; that probably makes me biased.
Rated 17 Mar 2009
pepsi_manPepsi-Man
Rated 12 Mar 2009
3
74th
Entertainment at its silliest and finest.
Rated 12 Mar 2009
mightypotatomightypotato
Rated 05 Feb 2009
70
45th
This is essentially the Japanese equivalent of The Shawshank Redemption. And its awesome.
Rated 05 Feb 2009
eltigrenegroElTigreNegro
Rated 25 Jan 2009
100
96th
One of the greatest stories ever told. Justifies the invention of cinema.
Rated 25 Jan 2009
wccarrollwccarroll
Rated 15 Dec 2008
65
31st
So awesome.
Rated 15 Dec 2008
chouinardChouinard
Rated 16 Oct 2008
85
83rd
crap movie but cult special effects and fun
Rated 16 Oct 2008
cagedwisdomcagedwisdom
Rated 12 Oct 2008
50
38th
In many ways this is bad (the plot is pretty damn terrible), but then again in other ways this is incredibly awesome. Therefore, worth a watch. The excellence in some areas more than makes up for the lacking in others.
Rated 12 Oct 2008
whatismynamewhatismyname
Rated 08 Oct 2008
30
0th
I can't believe I finished this film. Some of the killing scenes were good for a laugh or two, but the rest of the film was just so draining to watch.. Belongs in my 'so bad its bad' category.
Rated 08 Oct 2008
vankkurivankkuri
Rated 13 Sep 2008
100
97th
Perfect.
Rated 13 Sep 2008
dean_franzDean Franz
Rated 23 Jul 2008
70
67th
Awesome martial arts splatter fest. Be sure to catch the badly-dubbed-to-english version. Reminds me remarkably of the real year 2001.
Rated 23 Jul 2008
lennyneroLennyNero
Rated 01 Mar 2008
30
17th
Hilariously bad!
Rated 01 Mar 2008
dustydDustyd
Rated 17 Sep 2007
70
63rd
really nasty and pretty fun
Rated 17 Sep 2007
jamisonrkjamisonrk
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
80th
Classic B Rate Gore!
Rated 14 Aug 2007

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