1. Fireworks movie review & film summary (1998) - Roger Ebert
As the film opens, he is a policeman whose young daughter died not long ago; now his wife is dying of leukemia. During a stakeout, his partner Horibe (Ron Osugi) ...
It has been said that Western art is the art of putting in, and Eastern art is the art of leaving out. The new Japanese film "Fireworks" is like a Charles
2. “Hana-Bi” by Takeshi Kitano (Review) - Opus
Oct 13, 2001 · Takeshi plays Nishi, a former cop whose life has fallen to pieces. His only child died at a young age, his wife is currently dying from cancer, and his partner ...
At times brilliant and interesting, I often found it slow and just barely limping along.
3. Fireworks | Rotten Tomatoes
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Nishi (Beat Takeshi) is a beleaguered Japanese police officer. His wife, Miyuki (Kayoko Kishimoto), is suffering from leukemia, and his partner, Horibe (Ren Ôsugi), is paralyzed after gangsters violently attacked him. Nishi is fed up, and wants to give up his job in order to be with Miyuki. To do so, he is forced to borrow money from the Yakuza, and then, to clear his debt, he robs a bank. The Yakuza, however, are not pleased so easily, and they continue to hound Nishi for more money.
4. Hana-Bi - Film (Movie) Plot and Review - Publications
Throughout the film, characters suffer ill luck. When they or their loved ones are afflicted with disease or paralysis, they are left to their own inner ...
Hana-Bi - Film (Movie) Plot and Review - Publications on Film Reference
5. Fireworks (1997) - MUBI
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See AlsoItems In Triple BreakoutBeleaguered 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.
6. The Cinematheque / Hana-bi
A wounded self-portrait in the shape of a “one last job” plot, Kitano “Beat” Takeshi's first onscreen performance following a near-fatal motorcycle ...
A strange and grand encompassing of both sentiment and brutal violence, Fireworks landed an uncontested spot in our “Top Ten of the 1990s” series.
7. Fireworks (1997) directed by Takeshi Kitano • Reviews, film + cast
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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.
8. Hanabi | the Modern!Movie!Meltdown!
Jan 22, 2016 · It's story follows the troubled life of police detective Yoshitaka Nishi (Kitano) whose violent temperament and debt with the local Yakuza gang force him to ...
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