Fireworks (1997)
Original title: HANA-BI
Fireworks is a 1997 Japanese-language crime movie directed by Takeshi Kitano, with a running time of 1h 43m. It stars Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto and Ren Osugi.
Beleaguered 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.
Where to watch Fireworks
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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
- Yasuei Yakushiji as Criminal
- Tarô Itsumi as Kudo
- Kenichi Yajima as Doctor
- Makoto Ashikawa as Tanaka
- Yuko Daike as Tanaka's Widow
- Tsumami Edamame as Businessman Throwing Rocks