Fireworks

1997 · 1h43 · Film

Directed by Takeshi Kitano

Starring Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Ōsugi, Susumu Terajima, Hakuryū

Ideal when you feel… Sad / low Angry Bored

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.

Original title

HANA-BI

Original language

Japanese

Screenplay

Takeshi Kitano

Music

Joe Hisaishi

Cast

Susumu Terajima, Hakuryū

Updated July 22, 2026

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