Fireworks(Movie, 1997)

Name: Fireworks
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1997
Duration: T01:43:00
Rating: 3.8

Original title: "HANA-BI" (Japanese/JA)

FSK: 16+ years

| 1h 43min | Genres: Crime, Drama

Rating: 3.8/5 (with 275 votes)

Hana-bi (lit. 'Fireworks'), released in the United States as Fireworks, is a 1997 Japanese crime drama film written, directed and edited by Takeshi Kitano, who also stars in it. The film's score was composed by Joe Hisaishi in his fourth collaboration with Kitano. Hana-bi received critical acclaim since its release and won the Golden Lion at the 54th Venice International Film Festival helping to establish Kitano as an internationally acclaimed filmmaker and the film has developed a cult following. ()

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Awards & Nominations for Fireworks

Golden Lion European Film Award for Best Non-European Film nominated for: César Award for Best Foreign Film nominated for: National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Language Film nominated for: Japan Academy Film Prize for Director of the Year nominated for: Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role nominated for: Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role nominated for: Japan Academy Film Prize for Screenplay of the Year nominated for: Independent Spirit Award for Best International Film nominated for: Japan Academy Film Prize for Picture of the Year nominated for: European Film Award for Best Non-European Film

About Fireworks

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.

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Trailer for Fireworks + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

New UK Trailer(Trailer, 2:17)

New UK Trailer (Trailer) | English Trailer (Trailer) | Japanese Trailer (Trailer, JA)

Additional Information

Production country: Japan

Plays in: Japan

Made by: Bandai Visual Company, TV Tokyo, Office Kitano, Tokyo FM Broadcasting Company

Original language: Japanese (JA)

Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)

Translated into 22 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date DE: 11/11/1997 (World premiere: 10/30/1997)

Cast: Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Ōsugi, Susumu Terajima, Ken'ichi Yajima, Yūko Daike, Tetsu Watanabe, Hakuryu, Makoto Ashikawa, Yūrei Yanagi, Tokio Seki, Yasuei Yakushiji

Director: Takeshi Kitano

Producer: Masayuki Mori

Screenwriter: Takeshi Kitano

Film Editor: Takeshi Kitano, Yoshinori Ōta

Director of Photography: Hideo Yamamoto

Composer: Joe Hisaishi

Performer: Joe Hisaishi

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Hana-Bi – Feuerblume"

"Hanabi"

"はなび"

"하나비"

"Hana-bi"

Keywords: loss, farewell, sea, beach, yakuza, gambling

Revenue: 500,000 USD

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