Thursday 19 June 2014

Onibi: The Fire Within (1997)

Here's quite an interesting movie from the 90's that reminded me somewhat of a Kitano film due to it's diffuse nature and a similar kind of vibe. It's solid movie with an interesting main character played by the great Yoshi Harada, Sho Aikawa is also in this as well as Kazuki Kitamura playing a very camp homosexual ( a nice contrast to his usual tough guy roles). The film also has some interesting cinematography and is one of those films that flows through at quite a steady pace. I think it tries hard to be great but doesn't quite hit the mark, it's definitely good though and worth checking out if you like the early films of Takeshi Kitano.
***1/2

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