Riki-oh the story of Ricky (1991)

Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (also known as Story of Ricky; Chinese: 力王) is a 1991 Hong Kong martial arts film written and directed by Lam Nai-choi, and based on the Japanese manga Riki-Oh by Masahiko Takajo and Saruwatari Tetsuya. The film stars Fan Siu-wong, Fan Mei-sheng (Siu-wong's real life father), Ho Ka-kui and Yukari Oshima.

Fan Siu-wong plays Ricky Ho Lik Wong (Lik Wong is the character's given name, but the subtitles use the anglicized "Ricky") and Yukari Oshima as Yomi (Rogan in the English dub). The English title given on screen is simply Story of Ricky but later releases were sold under the title Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky. It had a limited theatrical release in the US around 1993. It is well known for its extreme, brutal, and highly unrealistic violence, as well as its high camp factor and extremely poor English dubbing (although versions in Cantonese and Mandarin are also available). One scene, showing a character crushing another character's skull with his bare hands, later became a regular fixture on The Daily Show during Craig Kilborn's time as the host.

It was alleged that a sequel titled Dint King, Inside King (aka, Story of Ricky 2 or Super Powerful Man) was released in Hong Kong in 2005, however, the plot does not follow the events that supposedly occur after Ricky breaks out of prison, and is set in the distant future as opposed to 2001 for the first film. The film was never released in the United States or in Europe, but is available on DVD (without English subtitles) through Panorama Entertainment. Oddly, and possibly due to rights issues, the film is built as a stand-alone project despite casting Terry Fan Sui Wong in the title role, sporting the camouflage poncho seen in flashbacks and in the manga. Even the characters have different names (Ricky's name is He Shen in this film).

Synopsis

Il s’agit d’une adaptation «live» d’un manga culte en douze volumes, édité entre 1988 et 1990… Cette œuvre papier, dont le scénario est signé Takajo Masahiko et les dessins Tetsuya Saruwatari, nous conte les aventures ou plutôt mésaventures d’un certain Riki-Oh Saiga. Le jeune homme reçut dès son enfance un enseignement rigoureux lui permettant bien vite de devenir un véritable Maître dans l’art du Qigong. Chose plutôt bienvenue puisqu’une fois adulte, un gang de Yakuza tue sa petite amie. Riki-Oh se venge donc sans mal mais part aussi sec finir ses jours dans une prison de haute sécurité peuplée d’individus fort peu recommandables… source: devildead.com

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