Onibi: The Fire Within

You're an ex-hitman, sprung from prison and hoping to stay out of trouble. But the new yakuza are soft, and your old talents are still sharp. When you fall for a pianist, her beauty sparks a fire. But the flame could burn everything to ash. Mochizuki's background informs the film's compressed violence, making space for a tender romance.

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Rokurō Mochizuki directed Onibi: The Fire Within in 1997. See Rokurō Mochizuki's full filmography, where to start with Rokurō Mochizuki, or where to go after you've seen everything by Rokurō Mochizuki.

Onibi: The Fire Within was released in 1997 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 101 minutes.