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Fireworks
Nishi is very unsettled with troubling problems from his family, especially with his sick wife so he decides to quit his job to spend more time with her. For him to save the lives of his loved ones, he must make some important decisions which has tragic consequences.
1 June 1958, Shizuoka-ken, Japan
9 August 1971, Kôchi, Japan
22 June 1967, Tokyo, Japan
7 August 1943, Osaka, Japan
19 April 1960, Osaka, Japan
12 November 1963, Tokyo, Japan
January 01, 2000
A fascinating film.
January 01, 2000
Richly satisfying to the emotions and the senses.
January 01, 2000
Simultaneously coolly stylized and surprisingly emotionally persuasive.
September 07, 2001
Moody drama from Takeshi Kitano.
January 01, 2000
An exceptional piece of filmmaking, a drama that blurs the line between the ultra-violent cop movie genre and weepy but moving melodrama, and does it very convincingly.
July 07, 2004
Kitano uses his own face as a blank slate with which to sketch a complicated human being.
January 01, 2000
This highly original film is at times a masterpiece and at other times it seems like a grade B-movie.
January 01, 2000
Takeshi Kitano, who made it, must be very serene or very angry; only extreme states allow such a narrow focus.
October 23, 2003
Kitano makes static, understated movies about existences wasted, and rediscovering the joy of being, for a brief time, alive.... Violence comes in sudden bursts, as a shocking interruption.
February 28, 2002
A really good example of character development by actions, without the benefit of dialog or mannerisms.
August 21, 2009
Compared to [Takeshi] Kitano, Bruce Willis is a wimp, Harrison Ford is a creep, and Mel Gibson is a joke.
January 17, 2017
Hana-Bi is a rare and unique portrayal of violence, futile anger and defiance.

