1991 · category-iii · action · gore
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
Directed by Lam Nai-choi1h 33m1991
In 2001, where all correctional facilities have been privatized, martial artist Ricky finds himself victim to the corrupt system, found "guilty" of the manslaughter of an infamous crime boss.
Our read: Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (1991) reads as a sombre, breathless, surreal category-iii · action · gore entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Sombre, breathless, extreme category-iii / action, surreal in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, cold.
- sombre
- kinetic
- extreme
- inventive
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