#Riki-Oh

[videoreligion]

Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (1991)

[arcadebroke]

VHS customs I picked up from Undead Media tonight.

[cornonjacob07]

@hopiufame (blessed be their name) redrew these panels from the manga Riki-Oh on request, everyone look.

[abuddyforeveryseason]

Now that's some good stuff.

I'm not a huge fan of Go Nagai or anything. His art's not my favorite (too rubber stamp-y for my tastes), and his manga, well... I'd like it better if it was more serious. I mean, I know they're comedies, but, I think a more grounded story ends up being more interesting, there are more stakes.

Though that's a problem I have with a lot of stuff nowadays. After all, if anything is possible, nothing is interesting, right?

Take this manga, for instance, Sukeban Boy. It sounds interesting, a boy having to dress up like a girl in a new school. But, when you read it, the comedy's way too broad, there's monsters and ninjas jumping around, so much that the plot concept itself is lost. In a way it's a bit like a Waco O'Guin/Roger Black cartoon.

Of course comedy never survives crossing the language barried unscathed.

But at the same time, for all of Go Nagai's faults, he did make manga. Like, say, Violence Jack. It's not my favorite either, but it was the inspiration for a lot of great stuff, such as Fist of the North Star and Riki Oh. Nagai's concept was influential enough that a lot of good stuff came out of it.

So, I guess what I'm saying is, even if you don't like something, it can make the world a more interesting place, later down the line. I guess.

But the coloring looks great!

[vinegarss]

Yukari Oshima in Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky

[omercifulheaves]

Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (1991)

[thelasagnaaquatic]

Call me an early bird the way I be waterboarding worms at Guantanamo bay.

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[michaelsmuseum]

wall punch scene from Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky

[ashleywritesstuff]

Stretch and limber up for this week's Video Store Podcast. Flack's picked out four Martial Arts Movies for the staff picks wall that should make for a fun movie night.

[ogiuemaniax]

“Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky” Is More Politically Relevant than Ever

I’ve known about Riki-Oh (aka The Story of Ricky) and its supremely over-the-top violence for decades. Whether it was seeing grotesque(ly awesome) moments from the original manga by Takajou Masahiko and Saruwatari Tetsuya, or animated gifs of the most ridiculous scenes from the 1991 Hong Kong movie directed by Lam Nai-Choi, those images stay with a person. When I finally got around to watching…

[delusionsofanabnormal]

[videoreligion]

Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (1991)

[mzswanage]

RIKI-OH FUCKING RULESSSS

OKAY SO THERE'S A GODDAMN MANGA AND ANIME OF RIKI-OH AND I NEED THEM IN MY LIFE NOWWWWWWWWWW

(My new obsession is Riki-Oh AKA The Story of Ricky and it's SOOO GOOD)

[verzeke]

To add some context and reason to this movies loose plot points it comes front the fact its adapting like 14 chapters of the manga, so story points and characters are a bit different but its honestly a bit less insane lol (the movie that is, the manga actually get way more insane as it goes on)

There are some movies out there that should be terrible but simply aren't. They don't make sense, they're written sloppily, and the performances are overexaggerated and melodramatic to the point of ridiculousness. Maybe the effects look fake, maybe the themes are all over the place. It doesn't matter, because everything else about the film rules so hard that what would be a throwaway February release becomes something to sit up and take note of.

Riki Oh: The Story of Ricky is one of these films. A Hong Kong martial arts film about a man who punches holes in people overthrowing the wardens of a dystopian private prison. Nobody needed this to be good, just to provide a good time.

Riki Oh goes above and beyond here, and not only provides ridiculous action with plenty of gore, fake blood, and kickin' but goes on to craft a frankly gorgeous film.

The visuals, cinematography, costuming, and even editing are all phenomenal. You'd never expect to praise the composition of the scene in which a dog gets kicked in half, but it happens and frankly that's probably all you need to know about this movie.

Every action scene is more ridiculously over the top, every scene in which Ricky appears his pecs are completely out, and I frankly can't stress enough how much you need to see this film. None of the character motivations make sense, the 23 year old man child dresses like Tyler the Creator, and you'll love it. Highly suggest, it's the most beautiful martial arts film I've watched in a long time, and the nonsensical quirks of the genre just make it even better.

[hooned]

enhypen's dancers congratulating them after their 3-day concert 🎉🍾

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Hairo is NOT gay guys. It's not funny....

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