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Fireworks (1997)

Directed by Takeshi Kitano

Crime | Drama | Romance

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Overview

Detective Nishi is relieved from a stakeout to visit his sick wife in hospital. He is informed that she is terminally ill, and is advised to take her home. During his visit, a suspect shoots one detective dead and leaves Nishi’s partner, Horibe, paralyzed. Nishi leaves the police force to spend time with his wife at home, and must find a way to pay off his debts to the yakuza.

Rated R | Length 103 minutes

Actors

Takeshi Kitano | Kayoko Kishimoto | Ren Osugi | Susumu Terajima | Tetsu Watanabe | Hakuryu | Yasuei Yakushiji | Tarou Itsumi | Kenichi Yajima | Makoto Ashikawa | Yûko Daike | Tsumami Edamame | Yūrei Yanagi | Sujitarou Tamabukuro | Tokio Seki | Motoharu Tamura | Hitoshi Nishizawa | Hiromi Kikai | Shoko Kitano | Yoshiyuki Morishita | Junichiro Asano | Kazuhiro Osada | Manzô Shinra | Tetsu Sakuma | Riba Matsumi | Miki Fujitani | Keiko Yamamoto | Kiyoko Kitazawa | Ai Kishina | Banri Nakamura | Masahiro Naya | Takayuki Konishi | Yûzô Yada | Kanji Tsuda | Yôichi Nagai | Kôsuke Ôta | Muhômatsu | Omiya no Matsu | Shiyô Kosuga | Gambino Kobayashi | Al Kitago | Yûji Aikawa | Hiroshi Umeda | Kenji Yamagami | Tomoya Naitô | Katsuya Takamatsu | Yasufumi Sakamaki | Atsushi Ito | Mitsuyo Ishigaki | Ayako Masuya | Sumiko Takai | Mariko Chiba | Miho Kitahara | Yoshiko Andô | Kaoru Sugiyama | Kikuo Itô | Shûji Ôtsuki | Setchin Kawaya | Koichiro Hama | Masaru Takahashi | Ritsuyo Ono | Yôko Imamoto | Kiyoko Negishi | Saki Kaneko | Kaoru Tomoe | Ayu Nakagawa | Maiko Watanabe | Kazue Fujita | Yuki Iida | Rieko Motohashi | Ryôta Koyama | Takao Toji | Matsumi Fuku

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Viewing Notes

Rented this from Blockbuster after reading some great things. Definitely deserves the praise. Damn fine film. One I will have to own. Another fine Beat Takeshi performance.

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