Fireworks poster

Fireworks( 1997)

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Work is all I've ever known.

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Takeshi Kitano

      Yoshitaka Nishi

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      Kayoko Kishimoto

      Nishi's Wife

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      Ren Osugi

      Horibe

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      Susumu Terajima

      Nakamura

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      Tetsu Watanabe

      Junkyard Owner

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      Hakuryu

      Yakuza Hitman

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      Yasuei Yakushiji

      Criminal

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      Tarô Itsumi

      Kudo

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      Kenichi Yajima

      Doctor

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      Makoto Ashikawa

      Tanaka

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      Yuko Daike

      Tanaka's Widow

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      Tsumami Edamame

      Businessman Throwing Rocks

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      Yûrei Yanagi

      Chef #1

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      Sujitarô Tamabukuro

      Chef #2

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      Tokio Seki

      Old Hick

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      Motoharu Tamura

      Chief Detective

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      Hitoshi Nishizawa

      Yakuza Head

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      Hiromi Kikai

      Yakuza Henchman #1

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      Shoko Kitano

      Young Girl Flying a Kite

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      Yoshiyuki Morishita

      Yakuza Henchman #2

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      Junichiro Asano

      Yakuza Henchman #3

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      Kazuhiro Osada

      Yakuza Henchman #4

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      Manzō Shinra

      Man Shot in the Face

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      Tetsu Sakuma

      Yakuza Henchman #5

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      Riba Matsumi

      Maid at the Inn

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      Miki Fujitani

      Florist Clerk

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      Keiko Yamamoto

      Nurse A

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      Kiyoko Kitazawa

      Nurse B

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      Ai Kishina

      Girl in the Junkyard

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      Banri Nakamura

      Kiosk Salesclerk

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      Masahiro Naya

      Detective at Stakeout #1

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      Takayuki Konishi

      Detective at Stakeout #2

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      Yûzô Yada

      Temple Priest

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      Kanji Tsuda

      Man under Interrogation

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      Yôichi Nagai

      Cop Driving an Unmarked Car

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      Kôsuke Ôta

      Bartender

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      Muhômatsu

      Construction Worker

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      Omiya no Matsu

      Restaurant Client

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      Shiyô Kosuga

      Brat #1

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      Gambino Kobayashi

      Brat #2

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      Al Kitago

      Man Selling Taxi

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      Yûji Aikawa

      Woman Walking in Mall (uncredited)

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      Hiroshi Umeda

      Male Bank Clerk #1 (uncredited)

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      Kenji Yamagami

      Male Bank Clerk #2 (uncredited)

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      Tomoya Naitô

      Male Bank Clerk #3 (uncredited)

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      Katsuya Takamatsu

      Male Bank Clerk #4 (uncredited)

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      Yasufumi Sakamaki

      Male Bank Clerk #5 (uncredited)

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      Atsushi Ito

      Male Bank Clerk #6 (uncredited)

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      Mitsuyo Ishigaki

      Female Bank Clerk #1 (uncredited)

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      Ayako Masuya

      Female Bank Clerk #2 (uncredited)

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      Sumiko Takai

      Female Bank Clerk #3 (uncredited)

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      Mariko Chiba

      Female Bank Clerk #4 (uncredited)

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      Miho Kitahara

      Female Bank Clerk #5 (uncredited)

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      Yoshiko Andô

      Female Bank Clerk #6 (uncredited)

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      Kaoru Sugiyama

      Female Bank Clerk #7 (uncredited)

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      Kikuo Itô

      Male Bank Customer #1 (uncredited)

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      Shûji Ôtsuki

      Male Bank Customer #2 (uncredited)

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      Hidetoshi Kawaya

      Male Bank Customer #3 (uncredited)

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      Koichiro Hama

      Male Bank Customer #4 (uncredited)

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      Masaru Takahashi

      Male Bank Customer #5 (uncredited)

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      Ritsuyo Ono

      Male Bank Customer #6 (uncredited)

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      Yôko Imamoto

      Female Bank Customer #1 (uncredited)

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      Kiyoko Negishi

      Female Bank Customer #2 (uncredited)

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      Saki Kaneko

      Female Bank Customer #3 (uncredited)

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      Kaoru Tomoe

      Female Bank Customer #4 (uncredited)

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      Ayu Nakagawa

      Female Bank Customer #5 (uncredited)

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      Maiko Watanabe

      Female Bank Customer #6 (uncredited)

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      Kazue Fujita

      Female Bank Customer #7 (uncredited)

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      Yuki Iida

      Female Bank Customer #8 (uncredited)

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      Rieko Motohashi

      Female Bank Customer #9 (uncredited)

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      Ryôta Koyama

      Grandson Visiting Temple (uncredited)

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      Takao Toji

      Man with Grandson (uncredited)

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      Matsumi Fuku

      Landlady (uncredited)

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    A review by John Chard

    10
    Written by John Chard on Sun Mar 08 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 time to care more for his seriously ill wife Miyuki (Kishimoto). Nishi can find no peace, though, more so as he has borrowed money from the Yakuza to pay for his wife's needs, and t...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • sea
    • farewell
    • beach
    • gambling
    • yakuza
    • loss