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.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
14 audience votes
Key crew
- Kenichi KamioOriginal Music Composer
- Rokurō MochizukiDirector
- Toshiyuki MoriokaWriter
Cast
- Yoshio HaradaNoriyuki Kunihiro
- Reiko KataokaAsako Hino
- Show AikawaNaoto Tanigawa
- Kazuki KitamuraHideyuki Sakata (as Yasushi Kitamura)
- Ryushi MizukamiHanamura
- Hiroyuki TsunekawaSatoshi Fujima
- Yoshiaki FujitaKinjo
- Ei KawakamiYoshida
- Toshihiro KinomotoAoki
- Seiroku NakazawaNagashima
- Masai IkenagaKizaki
- Eiji MinakataKanigawa
Stills
Themes
yakuzaloverevengeex-conreform