Onibi: The Fire Within (1997)

Directed by Rokurō Mochizuki1h 41mDrama,Crime

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.

Year
1997
Country
JP
Language
Japanese
Release date
19 April 1997
TMDB
4.8 (14)
CineVerse
— (0)

Ratings

0 fans

No ratings yet.

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
H
Hiroyuki Tsunekawa
Satoshi Fujima
Y
Yoshiaki Fujita
Kinjo
E
Ei Kawakami
Yoshida
T
Toshihiro Kinomoto
Aoki
Seiroku Nakazawa
Seiroku Nakazawa
Nagashima
M
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

Reviews

Popular reviews

More

No reviews yet.

Recent reviews

More

No reviews yet.

If you liked Onibi: The Fire Within, you might also like…

The Outsider88% match
The Outsider
2018
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima88% match
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
1973
Crying Freeman82% match
Crying Freeman
1995
Under the Open Sky82% match
Under the Open Sky
2021
The Yakuza77% match
The Yakuza
1974
Sex and Fury71% match
Sex and Fury
1973
Female Yakuza Tale67% match
Female Yakuza Tale
1973
A Family67% match
A Family
2021
Beyond Outrage63% match
Beyond Outrage
2012
Fireworks62% match
Fireworks
1997
The Unforgivable60% match
The Unforgivable
2021
Battles Without Honor and Humanity60% match
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1973
ICHI60% match
ICHI
2008
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair60% match
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
2011
Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper60% match
Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper
1997
The Garden of Sinners: Remaining Sense of Pain60% match
The Garden of Sinners: Remaining Sense of Pain
2008
Outrage Coda60% match
Outrage Coda
2017
Outrage60% match
Outrage
2010
Graveyard of Honor60% match
Graveyard of Honor
1975
Dead or Alive60% match
Dead or Alive
1999

Similar films

Amour Fou
Amour Fou
2014
Wasabi
Wasabi
2001
Payback
Payback
1999
Days of Thunder
Days of Thunder
1990
Treacherous Alliance
Treacherous Alliance
2003
Glamour Dolls
Glamour Dolls
2017
A Nos Amours
A Nos Amours
1983
Colour Me True
Colour Me True
2025
The Revengers' Comedies
The Revengers' Comedies
1998
Love Forever
Love Forever
2025
I'll Never Forget the Last Time
I'll Never Forget the Last Time
2017
Gambler Biography
Gambler Biography
1968