sentences:  Meticulously true to its source material, this adaptation of the violent manga "Riki-Oh" by Masahiko Takajo and Tetsuya Saruwatari combines both recent trends in Lam's filmography – high concept adaptations of Japanese comics and hyper-violent exploitation films abundant with bodily fluids.Even though the film later gained a huge cult status in the West, in its day it did not do so well in the local cinemas.It grossed only HK$ 2 147 778, whereas Lam’s previous films for Golden Harvest usually grossed around 8 to 10 million HK$.