Is Riki-Oh: The Wall of Hell worth watching?
Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 67 (IMDb 6.4).
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.
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Not for warmth, romance or comfort.
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June 25, 1989 · 48 min · Violence, Disturbing Imagery
5 questions, like "Is Riki-Oh: The Wall of Hell worth watching?"
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Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 67 (IMDb 6.4).
Yes: it's movie 1 of 2 in its series, followed by Riki-Oh 2: Child of Destruction (1990).
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 3 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.
Yes: the humor is mostly slapstick (9 of 10) and absurd humor (8 of 10).
No, it was made in Japanese.