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Onibi: The Fire Within (1997)

Genre : Drama, Crime

Runtime : 1H 41M

Director : Rokuro Mochizuki

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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)
Ryûshi Mizukami
Ryûshi 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

Crews

Rokuro Mochizuki
Rokuro Mochizuki
Director
Toshiyuki Morioka
Toshiyuki Morioka
Writer
Yoshinori Chiba
Yoshinori Chiba
Producer
Toshiki Kimura
Toshiki Kimura
Producer
Masashi Minami
Masashi Minami
Line Producer
Hiroshi Yamji
Hiroshi Yamji
Executive Producer
Kenichi Kamio
Kenichi Kamio
Original Music Composer
Naoaki Imaizumi
Naoaki Imaizumi
Cinematography
Yasushi Shimamura
Yasushi Shimamura
Editor
Hirohide Shibata
Hirohide Shibata
Production Design
Kazuhiko Nakamura
Kazuhiko Nakamura
Second Unit
Yukiya Sato
Yukiya Sato
Sound Editor
Masaaki Sakurai
Masaaki Sakurai
Lighting Technician

Trailers and other movies

Onibi (Japanese Trailer) 1997

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