Onibi: The Fire WithinMovie
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.
About Onibi: The Fire Within
Onibi: The Fire Within is a 1997 drama, crime movie directed by Rokurō Mochizuki.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 41m, production credits from Japan, an original language code of JA.
The credited cast includes Yoshio Harada, Reiko Kataoka, Show Aikawa, Kazuki Kitamura. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
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