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Overview

User Rating:
7.8/10   10,983 votes
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Director:
Takeshi Kitano
Writer:
Takeshi Kitano (written by)
Contact:
View company contact information for Fireworks on IMDbPro.
Release Date:
20 March 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Thriller more
Plot:
Nishi is a cop whose wife is slowly dying of Leukemia. One of his partners gets shot on the job and... more | add synopsis
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
21 wins & 16 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
A trailer for Ghibli-animated Ni No Kuni (The Another World)
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"The Year Of The Japanese Film Phoenix"
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 29 January 1998)
User Comments:
Enchanting Japanese film surpasses Anythin Hollywood can do! more (103 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)

Takeshi Kitano ... Yoshitaka Nishi (as 'Beat' Takeshi)
Kayoko Kishimoto ... Miyuki, Nishi's wife
Ren Ôsugi ... Horibe
Susumu Terajima ... Nakamura
Tetsu Watanabe ... Tesuka
Hakuryu ... Yakuza Hitman
Yasuei Yakushiji ... Criminal
Taro Istumi ... Kudo
Ken'ichi Yajima ... Doctor
Makoto Ashikawa ... Tanaka
Yûko Daike ... Tanaka's widow
Tsumami Edamame ... Businessman Throwing Rocks
Yûrei Yanagi ... Chef #1
Sujitarou Tamabukuro ... Chef #2
Tokio Seki ... Old Hick
Motoharu Tamura ... Chief Detective
Hitoshi Nishizawa ... Yakuza Head
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Setchin Kawaya ... Male Bank Customer #3
Shoko Kitano ... Girl Who Flies Kite (as Shoko Matsuda)
Kiyoko Kitazawa ... Nurse B
Takayuki Konishi ... Detective B
Rinko Morikawa
Yoshiyuki Morishita ... Hoodlum B
Shûji Ôtsuki
Sumiko Takai
Kanji Tsuda
Keiko Yamamoto ... Nurse A
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Directed by
Takeshi Kitano 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Takeshi Kitano  written by

Produced by
Kazuhiro Furukawa .... co-producer
Hiroshi Ishikawa .... co-producer
Kouichi Miyagawa .... associate producer
Masayuki Mori .... producer
Hideto Osawa .... associate producer
Yasushi Tsuge .... producer
Shigeru Watanabe .... associate producer
Yoshito Yamazaki .... line producer
Takio Yoshida .... producer
 
Original Music by
Joe Hisaishi 
 
Cinematography by
Hideo Yamamoto 
 
Film Editing by
Takeshi Kitano 
Yoshinori Ôta 
 
Art Direction by
Norihiro Isoda 
 
Set Decoration by
Tatsuo Ozeki 
 
Costume Design by
Masami Saito 
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hiroshi Shimizu .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Senji Horiuchi .... sound
Akira Nakano .... sound recordist
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Hitoshi Takaya .... gaffer
 
Music Department
Suminobu Hamada .... music mixer
Shinichi Tanaka .... music mixer
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Fireworks (International: English title) (USA)
Hana-Bi (UK)
Flores de fuego (Argentina) [es]
Fogo de Artifício (Portugal) [pt]
Fogos de Artifício (Brazil) [pt]
Hana-Bi - Fogos de Artifício (Brazil) [pt]
Hana-Bi - tulikukkia (Finland) [fi]
Hana-bi (Poland) [pl]
Hana-bi - Feuerblume (Germany) [de]
Hana-bi - Fiori di fuoco (Italy) [it]
Hana-bi - Fuochi d'artificio (Italy) [it]
Hana-bi - feux d'artifice (France) [fr]
Hana-bi. Flores de fuego (Spain) [es]
Havai Fisekler (Turkey: Turkish title) (festival title) [tr]
Pyrotehnimata (Greece) [el]
Tüzvirágok (Hungary) [hu]
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Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
103 min
Country:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
New Zealand:R18 | Iceland:16 | France:U | Czech Republic:12 | South Africa:16 | Hungary:16 | Israel:16 | Brazil:16 | Austria:16 | Ireland:18 | Mexico:B15 | Italy:T | Poland:18 | Iran:18+ | Romania:I.C.-14 | Taiwan:PG-12 | USA:R (cut) | Spain:18 | Argentina:16 | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Japan:R-15 | Norway:18 | Peru:18 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:R(A) | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | Australia:MA
Company:
Bandai Visual Company more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The paintings that appear throughout the movie were painted by Takeshi Kitano himself after his near-fatal motorcycle accident in August 1994. more
Quotes:
Horibe: Work is all I've ever known. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Cure (1997) more

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12 out of 18 people found the following comment useful.
Enchanting Japanese film surpasses Anythin Hollywood can do!, 16 March 2004
10/10
Author: captainkakarot from Liverpool England

I Recently picked this film up on DVD having recognised Takeshi Kitano in Battle Royale. I Thought at best it would be Moderatly entertaining. I was so Wrong.... This piece of work (directed and starring Takeshi himself) is without a doubt the Most Enchanting Magical Compelling Moving film i have ever had the pleasure of watching. The Imageary in the film is powerful and is backed up by a moving story. Takeshi plays a tough Tokyo cop who is ruthless on the beat, but obviously calm and gentle around his terminally ill wife. When His Partener is Paralysed in an attack he Realises lifes to short so he Decides to Take his wife around japan letting her see and do everything she ever wanted to do. there is not much dialoge between takeshi and his wife but the emotions are played out superbly with brilliant performances from both Of them. The movie grips you and doesnt let go right up untill the Shocking Conclusion. The film is just perfect and is a work of art in itself as a visually stunning and charachtor driven piece of perfect film. I Love it



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