“The ultimate Hong Kong black-comic gorefest.”-Criterion
The year is 2001 and all prisons have been privatized. A young man with superhuman strength named Riki-Oh is locked up for manslaughter after taking revenge on the shady criminals responsible for his girlfriend’s death. With the power of his unstoppable martial arts style, the near-indestructible Riki-Oh must punch his way (literally) through an army of baddies and corrupt prison officials in order to win back his freedom.
Endlessly campy and full of gut-bursting hyperviolence, writer-director Lam Nai Choi (THE 1000 YEAR CAT) delivers a faithful blood-soaked CATEGORY III adaptation of its manga source that is so over-the-top it must be seen to be believed. Starring Fan Siu-Wong (IP MAN 2), Yukari Ôshima (ANGEL TERMINATORS II) and Mei Sheng Fan (YEAR OF THE DRAGON), Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky is a kinetic blast of kung fu-cult cinema that’s just as gripping as a pile of entrails wrapped around your neck. (BRANDON LIM)