Onibi: The Fire Within
1997-04-19 | 101 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Yoshio HaradaNoriyuki Kunihiro
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Reiko KataokaAsako Hino
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Show AikawaNaoto Tanigawa
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Kazuki KitamuraHideyuki Sakata (as Yasushi Kitamura)
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Ryushi MizukamiHanamura
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Eiji MinakataKanigawa
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Hajime YamazakiDriving School Teacher
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Yukio Yamanouchi
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Noriko HayamiToshimi
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Eiji OkudaMyojin
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Ryuji YamamotoHiroshi Fujima
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