Hong Kong Synopsis
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Hard man Ricky is incarcerated in a futuristic prison where ultra-violence is his only means of survival in the corrupt, sadistic system. He must battle his way quite literally "through" the feared "Gang of Four" and undergo multiple tortures before facing the governor in one of the goriest climaxes ever seen.
Audience Engagement
265 audience reviews — more than 90% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 91th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
2 sharedDragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon
★ 7.2 · Japan
2 sharedDragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn
★ 7.5 · Japan
2 sharedDragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge
★ 6.9 · Japan
2 sharedDragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle
★ 6.5 · Japan
2 sharedDragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly
★ 5.7 · Japan
2 sharedDragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies
★ 6.8 · Japan
Action + Thriller in Hong Kong
121 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky itself).
Other Titles From Diagonal Pictures
The 1990–1992 Hong Kong Window
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky holds position #24 of 73 Hong Kong films in the 1990–1992 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Hong Kong, 215 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky premiered alongside 22 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 22 other Hong Kong films in 1991.
The 330th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- held captive · 1
- animal abuse · 1
- knocked out · 1
- megalomaniac · 1
- martial arts · 369
- based on manga · 297
- death · 43
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #229 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (73rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #140 of 516 (top 27%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Diagonal Pictures, Paragon Films Ltd., Orange Sky Golden Harvest |
| Runtime | 1h 32m |
| Release Date | October 5, 1991 |
| IMDb | tt0102293 |