Released:
1997-04-19

Overview:
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.

Director:
Rokurō Mochizuki

Runtime:
1h 41min

Genre:
Drama, Crime

• Cast:
• 
  Yoshio Harada
  as
  Noriyuki Kunihiro
• 
  Reiko Kataoka
  as
  Asako Hino
• 
  Show Aikawa
  as
  Naoto Tanigawa
• 
  Kazuki Kitamura
  as
  Hideyuki Sakata (as Yasushi Kitamura)
• 
  Ryushi Mizukami
  as
  Hanamura