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Fireworks

Thank you - thank you for everything.

7.7(818)19971h 43m5

Beleaguered police detective Nishi takes desperate measures to try and set things right in a world gone wrong. With those close to him suffering their own tribulations, Nishi's methods become increasingly extreme.

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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
Japanese
  • sea
  • farewell
  • beach
  • gambling
  • yakuza
  • loss

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Japan

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical (limited)R20 Mar 1998
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1824 Jul 1998
  • CanadaCA

    • PremiereToronto International Film Festival11 Sept 1997
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Theatrical (limited)15+Projekt 10022 Jan 1999
    • TVČT214 Oct 2002
    • PremiereEiga-Sai Film Festival20 Jan 2012
  • FinlandFI

    • TheatricalK-1620 Sept 1998
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical125 Nov 1997
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1611 Nov 1997
  • ItalyIT

    • PremiereTVenice Film Festival3 Sept 1997
    • TheatricalNR30 Oct 1997
  • JapanJP

    • TheatricalR-1524 Jan 1998
  • MexicoMX

    • TheatricalB1516 Apr 1998
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Theatrical1619 Feb 1998
    • Physical16DVD1 Jan 2007
  • RussiaRU

    • Theatrical1 Dec 1997

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Fireworks was released on 30 October 1997.

Audience reviews

3
  • J

    John Chard

    3/8/2015

    10/10

    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 a tragic incident results in his partner, Horibe (Osugi), being confined to a wheelchair. His retirement brings him the …

  • R

    r96sk

    3/5/2022

    7/10

    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 scenes over and over. Like, personally, I got it... needed a bit more to it, in my opinion. There are some very good perfo…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    5/24/2024

    7/10

    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 wife is told she can come home, he is determined to make that happen - but where will the money come from to facilitate her…

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