Fireworks

Detective Nishi is relieved from a stakeout to visit his sick wife in hospital. He is informed that she is terminally ill, and is advised to take her home. During his visit, a suspect shoots one detective dead and leaves Nishi's partner, Horibe, paralyzed. Nishi leaves the police force to spend time with his wife at home, and must find a way to pay off his debts to the yakuza.

Genre : CrimeDrama

Runtime : 103 mins

Release Date : 1997-10-30

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Drop Dead. Hana-bi (AKA: Fireworks) is written and directed by Takeshi Kitano. It stars Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Osugi and Susumu Terajima. Music is by Joe Hisaishi and cinematography by Hideo Yamamoto. Yoshikata Nishi (Kitano) is a loose cannon police detective who quits the force after...

There's greatness in there, for sure, but <em>'Fireworks'</em> (or, the better title, <em>'Hana-bi'</em>) drags on for too long. I was with it for the first 45-55 minutes, but the final portion of the film really dragged for me; aside from a few moments, it kinda just repeats the same sorta scen...

You wouldn't want to be policeman "Nishi" (Takeshi Kitano). His young child died a few years earlier, his wife is terminally ill in hospital and his partner at work takes a bullet that renders him paraplegic. Unsurprisingly, he hits the skids a bit and his priorities become compromised. When his wi...

Cast

ビートたけし

(Yoshitaka Nishi)

岸本加世子

(Nishi's Wife)

大杉漣

(Horibe)

寺島進

(Nakamura)

渡辺哲

(Junkyard Owner)

白竜

(Yakuza Hitman)

薬師寺保栄

(Criminal)

Tarô Itsumi

(Kudo)

矢島健一

(Doctor)

芦川誠

(Tanaka)

大家由祐子

(Tanaka's Widow)

つまみ枝豆

(Businessman Throwing Rocks)

柳憂怜

(Chef #1)

玉袋筋太郎

(Chef #2)

Tokio Seki

(Old Hick)

Motoharu Tamura

(Chief Detective)

Hitoshi Nishizawa

(Yakuza Head)

Hiromi Kikai

(Yakuza Henchman #1)

Shoko Kitano

(Young Girl Flying a Kite)

森下能幸

(Yakuza Henchman #2)

淺野潤一郎

(Yakuza Henchman #3)

Kazuhiro Osada

(Yakuza Henchman #4)

森羅万象

(Man Shot in the Face)

佐久間哲

(Yakuza Henchman #5)

Riba Matsumi

(Maid at the Inn)

藤谷美紀

(Florist Clerk)

山本圭子

(Nurse A)

Kiyoko Kitazawa

(Nurse B)

Ai Kishina

(Girl in the Junkyard)

Banri Nakamura

(Kiosk Salesclerk)

Masahiro Naya

(Detective at Stakeout #1)

Takayuki Konishi

(Detective at Stakeout #2)

Yûzô Yada

(Temple Priest)

津田寛治

(Man under Interrogation)

Yôichi Nagai

(Cop Driving an Unmarked Car)

Kôsuke Ôta

(Bartender)

Muhômatsu

(Construction Worker)

Omiya no Matsu

(Restaurant Client)

Shiyô Kosuga

(Brat #1)

ガンビーノ小林

(Brat #2)

Al Kitago

(Man Selling Taxi)

Yûji Aikawa

(Woman Walking in Mall (uncredited))

Hiroshi Umeda

(Male Bank Clerk #1 (uncredited))

Kenji Yamagami

(Male Bank Clerk #2 (uncredited))

内藤トモヤ

(Male Bank Clerk #3 (uncredited))

Katsuya Takamatsu

(Male Bank Clerk #4 (uncredited))

Yasufumi Sakamaki

(Male Bank Clerk #5 (uncredited))

伊藤淳史

(Male Bank Clerk #6 (uncredited))

Mitsuyo Ishigaki

(Female Bank Clerk #1 (uncredited))

Ayako Masuya

(Female Bank Clerk #2 (uncredited))

Sumiko Takai

(Female Bank Clerk #3 (uncredited))

Mariko Chiba

(Female Bank Clerk #4 (uncredited))

Miho Kitahara

(Female Bank Clerk #5 (uncredited))

Yoshiko Andô

(Female Bank Clerk #6 (uncredited))

Kaoru Sugiyama

(Female Bank Clerk #7 (uncredited))

Kikuo Itô

(Male Bank Customer #1 (uncredited))

大槻修治

(Male Bank Customer #2 (uncredited))

河屋秀俊

(Male Bank Customer #3 (uncredited))

Koichiro Hama

(Male Bank Customer #4 (uncredited))

Masaru Takahashi

(Male Bank Customer #5 (uncredited))

Ritsuyo Ono

(Male Bank Customer #6 (uncredited))

今本洋子

(Female Bank Customer #1 (uncredited))

Kiyoko Negishi

(Female Bank Customer #2 (uncredited))

Saki Kaneko

(Female Bank Customer #3 (uncredited))

Kaoru Tomoe

(Female Bank Customer #4 (uncredited))

Ayu Nakagawa

(Female Bank Customer #5 (uncredited))

Maiko Watanabe

(Female Bank Customer #6 (uncredited))

Kazue Fujita

(Female Bank Customer #7 (uncredited))

Yuki Iida

(Female Bank Customer #8 (uncredited))

Rieko Motohashi

(Female Bank Customer #9 (uncredited))

Ryôta Koyama

(Grandson Visiting Temple (uncredited))

Takao Toji

(Man with Grandson (uncredited))

Matsumi Fuku

(Landlady (uncredited))