Onimasa (1982)

Original title

鬼龍院花子の生涯

Directed by

Hideo Gosha

Genre

drama film, yakuza film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 26m

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 26 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A powerful yakuza boss raises his adopted daughter in a world of crime and tradition. Her life unfolds amidst the violence and honor of the underworld.

dramaticemotionalintensesoberingmelancholicslow-pacedcharacter-drivenvisceral

What happens

Onimasa, known in Japan as Kiryūin Hanako no Shōgai (Japanese: 鬼龍院花子の生涯; lit. 'The Life of Hanako Kiryuin'), is a 1982 Japanese yakuza film directed by Hideo Gosha. Based on Tomiko Miyao's 1980 novel Kiryūin Hanako no Shōgai. It was Japan's submission to the 55th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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