Onibi: The Fire Within
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Synopsis
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.
Details
- Rokurō Mochizuki
- April 19, 1997
- Released
- Japan
- GAGA Communications
- 1h 41m
Where to watch
No known streaming options in United States.
Cast
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Yoshio HaradaNoriyuki Kunihiro -
Reiko KataokaAsako Hino -
Show AikawaNaoto Tanigawa -
Kazuki KitamuraHideyuki Sakata (as Yasushi Kitamura) -
Ryushi MizukamiHanamura -
Hiroyuki TsunekawaSatoshi Fujima
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Yoshiaki FujitaKinjo
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Ei KawakamiYoshida
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Toshihiro KinomotoAoki
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Seiroku NakazawaNagashima -
Masai IkenagaKizaki
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Eiji MinakataKanigawa
