Onibi

19971997
1h 41m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

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POPULARITY

140,570

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Drama Thriller

A yakuza hitman gets out of jail and decides to start a new life, but soon his old life catches up with him.A yakuza hitman gets out of jail and decides to start a new life, but soon his old life catches up with him.A yakuza hitman gets out of jail and decides to start a new life, but soon his old life catches up with him.

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

233

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

140,570

90,185

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Awards
- 7 wins

Trivia
An outbreak of E. Coli in Osaka at the time of filming made it difficult to secure a number of locations, such as the swimming pool (shot at the Osaka YMCA) or the scene involving Kunihiro's roommate found dead in the river. For the latter scene, the actor would only enter the water after wrapping himself from the waist down in food-service film. (The water leaked in anyway.)

Connections
Referenced in Ban the Sadist Videos! (2005)

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Featured review

9/10

Well balanced Yakuza portrayal

Having just returned from Shikoku, Japan yesterday, this film was in my mail and it brought back quite vividly the feeling of a humid summer in Japan. The subtle performance by Japanese actor Yoshio Harada as a recently released from prison Yakuza was captivating. Wisened by more than 25 years in jail for 2 murders, Harada's character captured the essence of a life gone wrong and the search for some form of redemption eluding him by who he is and the circumstances befalling him.

This was a very impressive film and one of the better Yakuza films I have seen. The violence is realistic yet not gratuitous, almost poetic. Don't miss this film if you enjoy Japanese cinema.

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