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Fireworks

Original title: Hana-bi
  • 1997
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
32K
YOUR RATING
Fireworks (1997)
CrimeDramaRomance

Nishi leaves the police in the face of harrowing personal and professional difficulties. Spiraling into depression, he makes questionable decisions.Nishi leaves the police in the face of harrowing personal and professional difficulties. Spiraling into depression, he makes questionable decisions.Nishi leaves the police in the face of harrowing personal and professional difficulties. Spiraling into depression, he makes questionable decisions.

  • Director
    • Takeshi Kitano
  • Writer
    • Takeshi Kitano
  • Stars
    • Takeshi Kitano
    • Kayoko Kishimoto
    • Ren Ôsugi
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    32K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Takeshi Kitano
    • Writer
      • Takeshi Kitano
    • Stars
      • Takeshi Kitano
      • Kayoko Kishimoto
      • Ren Ôsugi
    • 143User reviews
    • 83Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 23 wins & 24 nominations

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    Top cast

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    Takeshi Kitano
    Takeshi Kitano
    • Yoshitaka Nishi
    • (as Beat Takeshi)
    Kayoko Kishimoto
    Kayoko Kishimoto
    • Nishi's wife
    Ren Ôsugi
    Ren Ôsugi
    • Horibe
    • (as Ren Osugi)
    Susumu Terajima
    Susumu Terajima
    • Nakamura
    Tetsu Watanabe
    Tetsu Watanabe
    • The Scrap Yard Owner
    Hakuryû
    Hakuryû
    • The Yakuza Hitman
    Yasuei Yakushiji
    • Criminal
    Tarô Itsumi
    • Kudo
    Ken'ichi Yajima
    Ken'ichi Yajima
    • Doctor
    Makoto Ashikawa
    • Tanaka
    Yûko Daike
    Yûko Daike
    • Tanaka's widow
    Tsumami Edamame
    Tsumami Edamame
    • Businessman Throwing Rocks
    Yûrei Yanagi
    • Chef #1
    Sujitarô Tamabukuro
    • Chef #2
    Tokio Seki
    • Old Hick
    Motoharu Tamura
    • Chief Detective
    Hitoshi Nishizawa
    • Yakuza Head
    Hiromi Kikai
    • Director
      • Takeshi Kitano
    • Writer
      • Takeshi Kitano
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The paintings that appear throughout the movie were painted by Takeshi Kitano himself after his near-fatal motorcycle accident in August 1994.
    • Quotes

      Miyuki, Nishi's wife: Thank you - thank you for everything.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Wild Things/Niagara, Niagara/Mr. Nice Guy/Wide Awake/Fireworks (1998)

    User reviews143

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    A Japanese masterpiece
    Kitano's Hana-bi is something quite special, a film where images of violence and beauty are juxtaposed. The violence is deadly, but certainly not gratuitous or pointless. The beauty is the love story, the happiness between a cop and his wife.

    There are 3 main stories in the picture, each one given the time it deserves. The film is beautiful to watch, the camera work is slick and amazing.

    The direction is faultless and no frame is wasted. The film's images speak out, they are very powerful. The long silences add so much to the film, the director really knew what he was doing.

    The screenplay is almost in the shadow of the awe-inspiring images, but does give the picture a deserving foundation!

    The performances are 101% perfect, very authentic!

    The film's musical score is beautiful, it feels very isolated from the images which only adds to the raw ambience, it's perfect!

    This is a Japanese masterpiece, see it in wide-screen!
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    • darth_sidious
    • Jan 13, 2001

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 20, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Hana-Bi
    • Filming locations
      • Tokyo, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Bandai Visual Company
      • TV Tokyo
      • Tokyo FM Broadcasting Co.
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $500,000
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $59,508
      • Mar 22, 1998
    • Gross worldwide
      • $500,000
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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