Onibi: The Fire Within (鬼火) 27 years old
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.
Credits
Onibi: The Fire Within Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Yoshio Harada He was 57, 71 years old when he died | as Noriyuki Kunihiro |
| Reiko Kataoka She was 25, now 52 years old | as Asako Hino |
| Kazuki Kitamura He was 27, now 54 years old | as Hideyuki Sakata (as Yasushi Kitamura) |
| Eiji Okuda He was 47, now 74 years old | as Myojin |
| Noriko Hayami She was 37, now 64 years old | as Toshimi |
| Sho Aikawa He was 35, now 62 years old | as Naoto Tanigawa |
| Hajime Yamazaki He was 2, now 24 years old | as Driving School Teacher |
| Ryûshi Mizukami | as Hanamura |
| Ryûji Yamamoto | as Hiroshi Fujima |
| Yukio Yamanouchi He was 51, now 78 years old | |
| Eiji Minakata | as Kanigawa |
| Ei Kawakami | as Yoshida |
Onibi: The Fire Within Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Yasushi Shimamura as Editor. | Editing |
| Yukiya Sato as Sound Editor. | Sound |
| Yoshinori Chiba as Producer. He was 44 (now 71) years old | Production |
| Toshiki Kimura as Producer. | Production |
| Hirohide Shibata as Production Design. | Art |
| Rokurō Mochizuki as Director. He was 39 (now 66) years old | Directing |
| Masashi Minami as Line Producer. | Production |
| Toshiyuki Morioka as Writer. He was 37 (now 64) years old | Writing |
Onibi: The Fire Within (27 years)
- Release day: Saturday, April 19, 1997
- Runtime: 101 minutes