Onibi: The Fire Within
6.8
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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Part of No Good Middle-Aged Yakuza Trilogy
3 films
Cast
17 people
Yoshio Harada
Noriyuki Kunihiro
Known for
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
9 Souls
Reiko Kataoka
Asako Hino
Known for
Alice in Borderland
Red
Show Aikawa
Naoto Tanigawa
Known for
Gozu
Dead or Alive 2: Birds
Kazuki Kitamura
Hideyuki Sakata (as Yasushi Kitamura)
Known for
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
Ryushi Mizukami
Hanamura
Known for
Ring 0
Alive
Hiroyuki Tsunekawa
Satoshi Fujima
Also in
Fudoh: The New Generation
Yoshiaki Fujita
Kinjo
Also in
Married Piano Teacher's Naughty Fingers
Empire of Kids
Ei Kawakami
Yoshida
Known for
Violent Cop
Toshihiro Kinomoto
Aoki
No other roles listed
Seiroku Nakazawa
Nagashima
Known for
Ring
Masai Ikenaga
Kizaki
No other roles listed
Eiji Minakata
Kanigawa
Known for
Sonatine
Rokurō Mochizuki Director · Toshiyuki Morioka Writer Kenichi Kamio Composer
First release April 19, 1997 · Produced in Japan · Production GAGA
Production
GAGA Communications
Production
GAGA
Production
Japan
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Original title
鬼火
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · April 19, 1997
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Canada
September 7, 1998 · Theatrical
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