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Onibi: The Fire Within
Onibi: The Fire Within

Onibi: The Fire Within

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

101 mins

Rating

4.8/10

Release Date

19 April 1997

Country

Japan

Cast

Yoshio Harada

Yoshio Harada

Noriyuki Kunihiro

Reiko Kataoka

Reiko Kataoka

Asako Hino

Show Aikawa

Show Aikawa

Naoto Tanigawa

Kazuki Kitamura

Kazuki Kitamura

Hideyuki Sakata (as Yasushi Kitamura)

Ryushi Mizukami

Ryushi Mizukami

Hanamura

Hiroyuki Tsunekawa

Hiroyuki Tsunekawa

Satoshi Fujima

Yoshiaki Fujita

Yoshiaki Fujita

Kinjo

Ei Kawakami

Ei Kawakami

Yoshida

Toshihiro Kinomoto

Toshihiro Kinomoto

Aoki

Seiroku Nakazawa

Seiroku Nakazawa

Nagashima

Masai Ikenaga

Masai Ikenaga

Kizaki

Eiji Minakata

Eiji Minakata

Kanigawa

Hajime Yamazaki

Hajime Yamazaki

Driving School Teacher

Yukio Yamanouchi

Yukio Yamanouchi

Noriko Hayami

Noriko Hayami

Toshimi

Eiji Okuda

Eiji Okuda

Myojin

Ryuji Yamamoto

Ryuji Yamamoto

Hiroshi Fujima

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