Hana-bi
Hana-bi (), released in the United States as Fireworks, is a 1997 Japanese crime drama film written, directed and edited by Takeshi Kitano, who also stars in it. The film's score was composed by Joe Hisaishi in his fourth collaboration with Kitano.
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7.7Beleaguered police detective Nishi takes desperate measures to try and set things right in a world gone wrong. With his wife suffering from leukemia and his business partner paralyzed from a brutal gangster attack, Nishi borrows from a yakuza loan shark and then robs a bank to clear his debt.
Released: 1997-10-30103 minDir: Takeshi KitanoCrime, Drama
Cast
- Takeshi Kitano as Yoshitaka Nishi
- Kayoko Kishimoto as Nishi's Wife
- Ren Osugi as Horibe
- Susumu Terajima as Nakamura
- Tetsu Watanabe as Junkyard Owner
- Hakuryu as Yakuza Hitman
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7.7/10
35,622 votes
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Hana-bi (), released in the United States as Fireworks, is a 1997 Japanese crime drama film written, directed and edited by Takeshi Kitano, who also stars in it. The film's score was composed by Joe Hisaishi in his fourth collaboration with Kitano.
Hana-bi received critical acclaim and won the Golden Lion at the 54th Venice International Film Festival, helping to establish Kitano as an internationally acclaimed filmmaker; the film has developed a cult following.
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1997 crime drama films1997 films1997 Japanese films1997 Japanese-language filmsAlbum articles lacking alt text for coversBest Film Kinema Junpo Award winnersEuropean Film Awards winners (films)Films directed by Takeshi KitanoFilms scored by Joe HisaishiGolden Lion winnersJapanese crime drama filmsJapanese-language crime drama films