Fireworks

Fireworks

103 mins | Drama, Crime | Oct. 30, 1997

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.

Fireworks

103 mins | Drama, Crime | Oct. 30, 1997

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.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers Bandai Visual, Office Kitano, Tokyo FM Broadcasting Company, TV Tokyo
Original title HANA-BI
Directors Hiroshi Shimizu, Takeshi Kitano
Writers Takeshi Kitano

Cast

Takeshi Kitano

as Yoshitaka Nishi

Kayoko Kishimoto

as Nishi's Wife

Ren Osugi

as Horibe

Susumu Terajima

as Nakamura

Tetsu Watanabe

as Junkyard Owner

Hakuryu

as Yakuza Hitman

Yasuei Yakushiji

as Criminal

Tarô Itsumi

as Kudo

Ken'ichi Yajima

as Doctor

Makoto Ashikawa

as Tanaka

Yuko Daike

as Tanaka's Widow

Tsumami Edamame

as Businessman Throwing Rocks

Yûrei Yanagi

as Chef #1

Tokio Seki

as Old Hick

Motoharu Tamura

as Chief Detective

Hitoshi Nishizawa

as Yakuza Head

Hiromi Kikai

as Yakuza Henchman #1

Shoko Kitano

as Young Girl flying a Kite

Yoshiyuki Morishita

as Yakuza Henchman #2

Junichiro Asano

as Yakuza Henchman #3

Kazuhiro Osada

as Yakuza Henchman #4

Manzô Shinra

as Man Shot in the Face

Tetsu Sakuma

as Yakuza Henchman #5

Riba Matsumi

as Maid at the Inn

Miki Fujitani

as Florist Clerk

Keiko Yamamoto

as Nurse A

Kiyoko Kitazawa

as Nurse B

Ai Kishina

as Girl in the Junkyard

Banri Nakamura

as Kiosk Salesclerk

Masahiro Naya

as Detective at stakeout #1

Takayuki Konishi

as Detective at stakeout #2

Yûzô Yada

as Temple Priest

Kanji Tsuda

as Man under Interrogation

Yôichi Nagai

as Cop driving an unmarked car

Kôsuke Ôta

as Bartender

Muhômatsu

as Construction Worker

Omiya no Matsu

as Restaurant Client

Shiyô Kosuga

as Brat #1

Gambino Kobayashi

as Brat #2

Al Kitago

as Man Selling Taxi

Yûji Aikawa

as Woman walking in mall (uncredited)

Hiroshi Umeda

as male bank clerk 1 (uncredited)

Kenji Yamagami

as male bank clerk 2 (uncredited)

Tomoya Naitô

as male bank clerk #3 (uncredited)

Katsuya Takamatsu

as male bank clerk #4 (uncredited)

Yasufumi Sakamaki

as male bank clerk #5 (uncredited)

Atsushi Ito

as male bank clerk #6 (uncredited)

Mitsuyo Ishigaki

as female bank clerk #1 (uncredited)

Ayako Masuya

as female bank clerk #2 (uncredited)

Sumiko Takai

as female bank clerk #3 (uncredited)

Mariko Chiba

as female bank clerk #4 (uncredited)

Miho Kitahara

as female bank clerk #5 (uncredited)

Yoshiko Andô

as female bank clerk #6 (uncredited)

Kaoru Sugiyama

as female bank clerk #7 (uncredited)

Kikuo Itô

as male bank customer #1 (uncredited)

Shûji Ôtsuki

as male bank customer #2 (uncredited)

Setchin Kawaya

as Male Bank Customer #3 (uncredited)

Koichiro Hama

as male bank customer 4 (uncredited)

Masaru Takahashi

as male bank customer 5 (uncredited)

Ritsuyo Ono

as male bank customer 6 (uncredited)

Yôko Imamoto

as female bank customer #1 (uncredited)

Kiyoko Negishi

as female bank customer #2 (uncredited)

Saki Kaneko

as female bank customer #3 (uncredited)

Kaoru Tomoe

as female bank customer #4 (uncredited)

Ayu Nakagawa

as female bank customer #5 (uncredited)

Rieko Motohashi

as female bank customer #9 (uncredited)

Maiko Watanabe

as female bank customer #6 (uncredited)

Kazue Fujita

as female bank customer #7 (uncredited)

Yuki Iida

as female bank customer #8 (uncredited)

Ryôta Koyama

as Grandson visiting temple (uncredited)

Matsumi Fuku

as Landlady (uncredited)

Takao Toji

as Man with Grandson (uncredited)