Fireworks (1997)
Hana-bi (original title)Reference View | Change View
- R
- 1h 43min
- Crime, Drama
- 20 Mar 1998 (USA)
- Movie
- 23 wins & 23 nominations.
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Cast
Directed by
Takeshi Kitano |
Written by
Takeshi Kitano | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
Kazuhiro Furukawa | ... | co-producer |
Hiroshi Ishikawa | ... | co-producer |
Kôichi Miyagawa | ... | associate producer |
Masayuki Mori | ... | producer |
Hideto Osawa | ... | associate producer |
Yasushi Tsuge | ... | producer |
Shigeru Watanabe | ... | associate producer |
Yoshito Yamazaki | ... | line producer |
Takio Yoshida | ... | producer |
Music by
Joe Hisaishi |
Cinematography by
Hideo Yamamoto |
Editing by
Takeshi Kitano | ||
Yoshinori Ohta | ... | (as Yoshinori Ota) |
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 |
Art Department
Takeshi Kitano | ... | drawings by / paintings by |
Sound Department
Masashi Furuya | ... | sound assistant |
Senji Horiuchi | ... | sound |
Akira Nakano | ... | sound recordist |
Camera and Electrical Department
Hitoshi Takaya | ... | gaffer / lighting director |
Music Department
Suminobu Hamada | ... | music mixer |
Shinichi Tanaka | ... | music mixer |
Additional Crew
Andrew P. Kirkham | ... | audio commentary producer [gb] / bluray producer [gb] |
Production Companies
Distributors
- AFMD (1997) (France) (theatrical)
- Herald Film Company (1997) (Japan) (theatrical) (as Nippon Herald)
- Istituto Luce (1997) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Karmen (1999) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Kino Bez Granits (1999) (Russia) (theatrical)
- La Rabbia (2017) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
- Lider Films (1999) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Milestone (1998) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Prooptiki (1997) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Sandrew Film & Teater (1998) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1998) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Angel Films (2013) (Denmark)
- Asociace Ceských Filmových Klubu (ACFK) (Czechia)
- Atalanta Filmes (Portugal)
- Bandai Home Video (Japan) (DVD)
- Capelight Pictures (2015) (Germany) (DVD)
- Capelight Pictures (2017) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Channel Neko (2007) (Japan) (tv)
- Cult Filmes (Brazil) (VHS)
- Dendy Films
- Film Movement (2017) (United States)
- Gativideo (1999) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Madman Entertainment (2002) (New Zealand)
- Madman Entertainment (2003) (Australia) (DVD)
- Maywin Media (CIS)
- Maywin Media (Estonia)
- Maywin Media (Latvia)
- Maywin Media (Lithuania)
- Momentum Pictures (2001) (United Kingdom)
- Prem'er Video Fil'm (Russia) (VHS)
- Sandrew Film & Teater (1998) (Sweden) (VHS)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
- Shu Kei's Creative Workshop Ltd. (Hong Kong)
- Slovenska Kinoteka (2005) (Slovenia)
- Third Window Films (2015) (United Kingdom)
- Warner Home Video (1999) (Finland) (VHS)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2002) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Aoi Studio
- Big Shot
- Carstunt Taka
- Continental Far East (Dolby consultant)
- Daiichi Isho
- Ito Jidosha
- K&L
- Keihan Shoukai
- Kodak Japan
- Line 21 Media Services (closed captioning)
- NAC Image Technology (camera equipment supplied by)
- Nicker Colour (art cooperation)
- Nikkatsu Studio
- Nippon Shomei
- Oshitani Lighting Service
- P2
- Popeye Art
- Sundance Film Festival (festival)
- Takatsu Soshyoku Bijutsu
- Tokyo Genzosho
- Wonder City
- Yoshikawa Casting Office (casting)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Nishi, a police detective, has had to deal with a series of emotionally devastating events over the recent past. His only child, then preschool age, died two years ago. His wife, currently in the hospital, has been diagnosed with a terminal case of leukemia. And he develops a case of guilt when his colleague Horibe, during a stakeout which Nishi himself was supposed to be on but who, on Horibe's suggestion, was visiting his wife in the hospital instead at the time, gets shot point blank. That guilt is only exacerbated when Horibe, who as a result becomes paraplegic, is abandoned by his wife and child, with Horibe himself at a loss with what to do with his life as being a police was his sole identity. As a means to cope, Nishi becomes increasingly reckless, which affects the way he does his police work. That recklessness extends to his personal life when his wife's doctor recommends that she go home, Nishi, in the process, borrowing money from the yakuza to make ends meet. That recklessness also leads to him taking matters into his own hands as he tries to make his and his wife's life together, for however long it will last, a series of small yet special moments. Written by Huggo |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | The paintings that appear throughout the movie were painted by Takeshi Kitano himself after his near-fatal motorcycle accident in August 1994. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Wild Things/Niagara, Niagara/Mr. Nice Guy/Wide Awake/Fireworks (1998). See more » |
Quotes |
Miyuki, Nishi's wife:
Thank you - thank you for everything. See more » |