Japan Synopsis
RIKI-OH 力王 等括地獄
In the late 1990s, society is descending into ecological collapse and totalitarianism. Saiga Riki-Oh, a mysterious man with a six-pointed star on his fist, finds himself at the privately-owned Tokyo State Prison. Serving a term of three years due to assault, his first offense, Riki-Oh openly antagonizes The Four Emperors, four powerful prisoners that control the prison and keep the rest of the inmates in line…
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Action + Animation in Japan
1178 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Riki-Oh: The Wall of Hell itself).
The 1988–1990 Japan Window
Riki-Oh: The Wall of Hell holds position #42 of 110 Japan films in the 1988–1990 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1980s Japan Landscape
1989 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 44 titles released, including Riki-Oh: The Wall of Hell. Bars below show how the 1980s stacked up year by year (280 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 43 other Japan films in 1989.
The 785th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
21 audience reviews — more than 38% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 18th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Riki-Oh: The Wall of Hell, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- original video animation (ova) · 25
- fighting · 22
- anime · 711
- martial arts · 369
- based on manga · 297
- revenge · 210
- murder · 155
- super power · 61
- gore · 51
- post-apocalyptic future · 44
- seinen · 36
- prison · 32
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,227 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (51st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #896 of 1,714 (top 52%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Magic Bus |
| Runtime | 48m |
| Release Date | June 25, 1989 |
| IMDb | tt3296930 |