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Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (1991)
Lik Wong (original title)

NC_17 91 min  -  Action | Comedy | Crime  -   9 April 1991 (Japan)
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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.

Director:

Ngai Kai Lam

Writers:

Tetsuya Saruwatari (manga "Riki-oh"), Ngai Kai Lam (screenplay)
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Cast

Credited cast:
Siu-Wong Fan Siu-Wong Fan ...
Mei Sheng Fan Mei Sheng Fan ...
Assistant Warden (as Faan Mooi Saang)
Ka-Kui Ho Ka-Kui Ho ...
Warden Sugiyama
Yukari Ôshima Yukari Ôshima ...
Yomi - Huang Chaun
Frankie Chin Frankie Chin ...
Narumi - Hai
Tetsurô Tanba Tetsurô Tanba ...
Master Zhang Shan-Gui
Gloria Yip Gloria Yip ...
Keiko - Riki's Girlfriend
Philip Kwok Philip Kwok ...
Lin Hung
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Suet Lam Suet Lam
Daan Bob Chit Long Daan Bob Chit Long
Gregory Marshall Smith Gregory Marshall Smith ...
P.A. System announcer (voice: English version)
Kôichi Sugisaki Kôichi Sugisaki ...
Kitamakura
Ji Keung Wong Ji Keung Wong
Cheng Chuen Yam Cheng Chuen Yam ...
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Storyline

The story is set in the year of 2001 in a prison owned by a major company. A new prisoner sees his friends being harassed and killed by the guards and seeks his revenge. Written by Martin Blom <Martin.Blom@hks.se>  

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Plot Keywords:

Prison | Martial Arts | Torture | Tattoo | Knocked Out  | See more »

Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence and gore, and for some drug content (edited for re-rating) See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

Hong Kong | Japan

Language:

Cantonese

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

King of Strength See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Germany:  | Japan:  | USA: (unrated version)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Mei Sheng Fan, the actor who played the Assistant Warden, is the father of Siu-Wong Fan, the actor who played Riki-Oh. See more »

Quotes

Zorro: I was promised seven bags of rice to turn you into mince meat and put you in a pie.
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Connections

Referenced in "Superjail!: Combaticus (#1.2)" (2008) See more »