

Fireworks
Thank you - thank you for everything.
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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7.7/10
818 votes
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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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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- J10/10
John Chard
3/8/2015
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 …
- R7/10
r96sk
3/5/2022
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…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
5/24/2024
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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