Fireworks
Nishi leaves his job as a policeman because he has to attend to urgent personal and important matters. He made some desperate decisions with grave consequences which he must face as a man
15 September 1973, Nagoya, Japan
27 August 1965, Fukui, Japan
29 December 1960, Shizuoka, Japan
25 November 1983, Chiba, Japan
3 October 1952, Imari City, Saga Prefecture, Japan
19 April 1960, Osaka, Japan
5 October 1982, Tokyo, Japan
January 01, 2000
A fascinating film.
January 17, 2017
Hana-Bi is a rare and unique portrayal of violence, futile anger and defiance.
February 28, 2002
A really good example of character development by actions, without the benefit of dialog or mannerisms.
January 01, 2000
An exceptional piece of filmmaking, a drama that blurs the line between the ultra-violent cop movie genre and weepy but moving melodrama, and does it very convincingly.
September 07, 2001
Moody drama from Takeshi Kitano.
January 01, 2000
Takeshi Kitano, who made it, must be very serene or very angry; only extreme states allow such a narrow focus.
August 21, 2009
Compared to [Takeshi] Kitano, Bruce Willis is a wimp, Harrison Ford is a creep, and Mel Gibson is a joke.
January 01, 2000
This highly original film is at times a masterpiece and at other times it seems like a grade B-movie.
January 01, 2000
Richly satisfying to the emotions and the senses.
October 23, 2003
Kitano makes static, understated movies about existences wasted, and rediscovering the joy of being, for a brief time, alive.... Violence comes in sudden bursts, as a shocking interruption.
January 01, 2000
Simultaneously coolly stylized and surprisingly emotionally persuasive.
July 07, 2004
Kitano uses his own face as a blank slate with which to sketch a complicated human being.

