Onibi: The Fire Within (1997)

Onibi: The Fire Within (1997)

1997-04-19 Japan 101 Min. PG-13
4.8 11 votes

Overview

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

原田芳雄 is Noriyuki Kunihiro
Noriyuki Kunihiro
片岡礼子 is Asako Hino
Asako Hino
哀川翔 is Naoto Tanigawa
Naoto Tanigawa
北村一輝 is Hideyuki Sakata (as Yasushi Kitamura)
Hideyuki Sakata (as Yasushi Kitamura)
水上竜士 is Hanamura
Hanamura
Hiroyuki Tsunekawa is Satoshi Fujima
Satoshi Fujima
Ei Kawakami is Yoshida
中沢青六 is Nagashima
Nagashima
Eiji Minakata is Kanigawa