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Onibi: The Fire Within

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4.8/10 • 11

1997-04-191h 41m

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After spending over half his life in prison, ex-hitman Kunihiro is determined to go straight. But the shortcomings of the new gangs mean that he is soon having to call on his old-school yakuza talents. And when he falls for Asako, a beautiful piano player, she unknowingly ignites a fire within Kuni that will immolate everything and everybody around him. Regarded by many as his masterpiece, Onibi has all the hallmarks of a Mochizuki film, with the gangster elements tightly compressed and controlled to allow space in which a subdued romance can bloom. Coming from a background in porno cinema, this master of sexual relations injects a fresh passion and tension into the macho world of the yakuza film.

Directors
Rokurō Mochizuki
Writters
Toshiyuki Morioka
Editors
Yasushi Shimamura

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  1. Yoshio Harada

    Yoshio Harada

    Noriyuki Kunihiro

  2. Reiko Kataoka

    Reiko Kataoka

    Asako Hino

  3. Show Aikawa

    Show Aikawa

    Naoto Tanigawa

  4. Kazuki Kitamura

    Kazuki Kitamura

    Hideyuki Sakata (as Yasushi Kitamura)

  5. Ryushi Mizukami

    Ryushi Mizukami

    Hanamura

  6. Hiroyuki Tsunekawa

    Hiroyuki Tsunekawa

    Satoshi Fujima

  7. Yoshiaki Fujita

    Yoshiaki Fujita

    Kinjo

  8. Ei Kawakami

    Ei Kawakami

    Yoshida

  9. Toshihiro Kinomoto

    Toshihiro Kinomoto

    Aoki

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    Status
    Released
    Original Language
    Japanese
    Budget
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    Keywords
    yakuzaloverevengeex-conreform