Hana-bi (1997)

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Avg Rating: 4.4 / 5. Voted: 38

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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.

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Thomas Karate
Thomas Karate
January 18, 2023 4:10 am

All you cunts get in line & suck me off

Tommy Karate
Tommy Karate
Reply to  Thomas Karate
January 18, 2023 4:14 am

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.

Thomas karate
Thomas karate
Reply to  Tommy Karate
January 18, 2023 4:19 am

It’s a gift,youre first one here,cool open wide,do you swallow,actually it dont matter,I going to make you

Tommy Karate
Tommy Karate
Reply to  Thomas karate
January 18, 2023 4:23 am

“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.

Billy jujitsu
Billy jujitsu
Reply to  Tommy Karate
January 18, 2023 4:31 am

Want to make love?

Tommy Karate
Tommy Karate
Reply to  Billy jujitsu
January 18, 2023 4:36 am

“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.

Tommy Karate
Tommy Karate
Reply to  Tommy Karate
January 18, 2023 4:39 am

Fuck yeah they will,how bout a blow job then?

Stewie fanboii
Stewie fanboii
Reply to  Tommy Karate
October 31, 2023 1:14 am

Ripping off family guy? Sad.

Andrew tate
Andrew tate
December 30, 2022 8:59 pm

Yo the cast is like violent cop i thought this was the same movie for a second

fred fat
fred fat
Reply to  Andrew tate
December 30, 2022 9:29 pm

u would because u r an ignorant cunt

Andrew tate
Andrew tate
Reply to  fred fat
December 30, 2022 10:03 pm

U peice of shit i like the main character he is a good director how about u go get fatter

Thomas Karate
Thomas Karate
Reply to  fred fat
January 18, 2023 4:11 am

Fat limey cunt,brush your teeth

Tommy Karate
Tommy Karate
Reply to  Thomas Karate
January 18, 2023 4:18 am

“Fat limey cunt,brush your teeth” – Now that was really funny. You sure got him good this time. You’re so cool.

Billy jujitsu
Billy jujitsu
Reply to  Tommy Karate
January 18, 2023 4:29 am

I know right

Ted Nugent
Ted Nugent
Reply to  Andrew tate
January 18, 2023 4:34 am

fuck up kid and suck the cheese off my knob CUNT

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers
May 21, 2021 11:15 pm

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.

OJ
OJ
February 5, 2021 11:01 am

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.

Joshua Melusky
Joshua Melusky
May 21, 2019 6:27 am

Jesus, Kitano is an absolute badass in this.