Onibi: The Fire Within (1997)
Onibi: The Fire Within (1997)
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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Cast

Yoshio Harada Yoshio Harada As: Noriyuki Kunihiro
Reiko Kataoka Reiko Kataoka As: Asako Hino
Show Aikawa Show Aikawa As: Naoto Tanigawa
Kazuki Kitamura Kazuki Kitamura As: Hideyuki Sakata (as Yasushi Kitamura)
Ryushi Mizukami Ryushi Mizukami As: Hanamura
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Storyline

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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Details

Genres: Drama, Crime

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 19 April 1997

Country: JP

Runtime: 101m

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Company Credits

Company: GAGA Communications

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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

Directed By

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Yoshinori Chiba

Yoshinori Chiba

Producer

Toshiki Kimura

Toshiki Kimura

Producer

Masashi Minami

Masashi Minami

Line Producer

Hiroshi Yamji

Hiroshi Yamji

Executive Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Kenichi Kamio

Kenichi Kamio

Original Music Composer

Yukiya Sato

Yukiya Sato

Sound Editor

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Not currently known.

Lighting

Masaaki Sakurai

Masaaki Sakurai

Lighting Technician

Art Department

Hirohide Shibata

Hirohide Shibata

Production Design

Other Crew

Naoaki Imaizumi

Naoaki Imaizumi

Cinematography

Kazuhiko Nakamura

Kazuhiko Nakamura

Second Unit

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