Hana-bi (1997)
AKA: Fireworks
Year: 1997
Directed by: Takeshi Kitano
Starring: Takeshi Kitano (Nishi), Kayoko Kishimoto (Wife), Ren Osugi (Horibe), Tetsu Watanabe (Junkyard Guy)
Country: Japan, Asian Cinema
Language: Japanese (English Subtitles)
Runtime: 01:43:07
Genres: Cops, Depressing, Gangster
Plot – Spoilers:
Nishi is a cop whose wife is dying of cancer. His childhood friend and fellow cop Horibe gets shot and is relegated to a lonely wheelchair existence, after his wife moves out with their kid. The shootout didn’t go well for Nishi too and now out of work, he dabbles in working for a yakuza gang from whom he regularly borrows money. With not much to look forward to in the world around him, Nishi takes a calculated gamble to pay for a few weeks of happiness with his dying wife.
Hana-bi with its long takes of silence, rinses away any viewer-boredom through its beautiful music and stunning aesthetics and visuals. Undoubtedly, one of Takeshi’s greatest works.
All you cunts get in line & suck me off
That was so funny. How do you think of these things to say? It’s genius. You should be a comedian. “All you cunts get in line & suck me off” WOW! That was SO funny.
It’s a gift,youre first one here,cool open wide,do you swallow,actually it dont matter,I going to make you
“It’s a gift,youre first one here,cool open wide,do you swallow,actually it dont matter,I going to make you” – don’t tell me you came up with that in 2 seconds. It can’t be true. This is genius comedy you’re coming up with. It’s SO funny.
Want to make love?
“Want to make love?” That’s so funny. I bet you anything when you tell your friends in your elementary school class that you said that, they will howl with laughter. I can see the high fives now. You’re gonna be the hero tomorrow. Get your sunglasses ready Mr. Cool.
Fuck yeah they will,how bout a blow job then?
Ripping off family guy? Sad.
Yo the cast is like violent cop i thought this was the same movie for a second
u would because u r an ignorant cunt
U peice of shit i like the main character he is a good director how about u go get fatter
Fat limey cunt,brush your teeth
“Fat limey cunt,brush your teeth” – Now that was really funny. You sure got him good this time. You’re so cool.
I know right
fuck up kid and suck the cheese off my knob CUNT
One of the best movies ever made. I wonder why the hell it’s on this site though. If you did enjoy this I could recommend “Violent Cop”, which is Kitanos directorial debut. There’s some great scenes in that one.
What a poetic masterpiece….. I have become acquainted with his works when I first watched 2000’s movie called bother and ever since started to buy all his movies on DVD. I have to say there is nothing comparable with the touch of art and romance that Takeshi puts in his works.
Jesus, Kitano is an absolute badass in this.