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Lik Wong (1991) -- A young man with superhuman strength is incarcerated at a prison run by corrupt officials and seeks to use his martial arts to clean up the system.

Overview

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Director:
Ngai Kai Lam
Writers:
Tetsuya Saruwatari (manga "Riki-oh")
Ngai Kai Lam (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
9 April 1991 (Japan) more
Genre:
Action | Crime | Thriller more
Plot:
A young man with superhuman strength is incarcerated at a prison run by corrupt officials and seeks to use his martial arts to clean up the system. full summary | add synopsis
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(3 articles)
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Ludicrously excessive Hong Kong classic more (114 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Siu-Wong Fan ... Riki-Oh Saiga
Mei Sheng Fan ... Assistant Warden (as Faan Mooi Saang)
Ka-Kui Ho ... Warden Sugiyama
Yukari Ôshima ... Yomi - Huang Chaun
Frankie Chin ... Narumi - Hai
Tetsurô Tanba ... Master Zhang Shan-Gui
Gloria Yip ... Keiko - Riki's Girlfriend
Philip Kwok ... Lin Hung
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Suet Lam
Daan Bob Chit Long
Ji Keung Wong
Cheng Chuen Yam ... Wildcat
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
King of Strength (International: English title) (literal title)
Li wang (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
Riki Ô
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (USA)
Story of Ricky (Hong Kong: English title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence and gore, and for some drug content.
Runtime:
Germany:91 min | Japan:91 min | USA:88 min (unrated version)
Country:
Hong Kong | Japan
Language:
Cantonese
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
This was the first Hong Kong movie ever to receive a "Category III" rating for violence rather than sex. more
Quotes:
Asst. Warden: Alright! You got a lot of guts Oscar! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Superjail!: Combaticus (#1.2)" (2008) more

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16 out of 16 people found the following comment useful.
Ludicrously excessive Hong Kong classic, 16 February 2006
8/10
Author: fertilecelluloid from Mountains of Madness

Ngai Kai Lam, the director of the first and best "Erotic Ghost Story", captained this magnificent gore- and fight-fest set in an unconventional Hong Kong prison. It is so gleefully over-the-top that it exists in its own ludicrous stratosphere and is one of the most memorable Hong Kong exploitation films ever made. Siu-Wong Fan is terrific as Riki-oh, a meditative lad who is imprisoned for defending his girlfriend's honor. Possessing almost supernatural strength and fighting prowess, he is forced to fight The Gang of Four, a bunch of crazy, imprisoned superhero types who appear to control the prison's inmates with the approval of the corrupt, one-eyed assistant aarden (Mui Sang Fan), keeper of a massive porno mag collection and owner of a screw-on hook he uses to cart human trash away. The blood-soaked scenes of violence are hilarious and grotesque. Guts are ripped from a man's stomach and used to strangle him. Birds peck out an eyeball. Heads are squashed until they explode. Ricki even knocks down a prison wall with one nasty punch. Originally a Japanese manga (and there's an animated version, too), "The Story of Ricky" has a great, bombastic score, ultra-bloody effects, operatic performances, and a fat Japanese boy, too. It all adds up to top notch entertainment for the whole family.

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Things I learned watching Story of Ricky agentdc7
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Has Anyone acctualy Read the Manga???? robinvesper
Which is the most uncut version I can get of this in the U.S.? nyhcskin
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