Onibi: The Fire Within (1997)
Original title: 鬼火
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.
Read the Onibi: The Fire Within feature →Media
Top billed cast
Full cast & crew →
Yoshio HaradaNoriyuki Kunihiro
Reiko KataokaAsako Hino
Show AikawaNaoto Tanigawa
Kazuki KitamuraHideyuki Sakata (as Yasushi Kitamura)
Ryushi MizukamiHanamuraHiroyuki TsunekawaSatoshi FujimaYoshiaki FujitaKinjoEi KawakamiYoshidaToshihiro KinomotoAokiSeiroku NakazawaNagashimaMasai IkenagaKizaki
Eiji MinakataKanigawaKeywords
Movie DNA
More like this
More Thriller →
Frequently asked questions about Onibi: The Fire Within
What is Onibi: The Fire Within about?
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.
How long is Onibi: The Fire Within?
Onibi: The Fire Within has a runtime of 101 minutes.