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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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Great cinematography, excellent production and some fine acting. It’s a sad and depressing film punctuated by some satisfying moments of violence. I would say this leans more towards a Lifetime Channel movie than an Effed Up movie. It’s good. 4 stars.
Hey 😁
I’m having a ton of probs on here lately?
For a few weeks now I have been unable to watch ANYTHING on here??? I press play and after, about, 30 secs it starts to buffer. I’ve just tried, again, tonight but it’s just the same 😞
I’ve just realised that Option 1 was ALWAYS the immediate choice but now it’s not? I can’t even select that as an Option????
Is anyone having the same problems or can anybody suggest something i can do that will correct it??
This was my favourite site but I can’t watch anything now.
I can’t contact them as they are dealing with a problem there at the moment so I’m a bit stuck🥺
Even if someone was good enough to suggest a compatible site until this one was sorted I’d be truly grateful. 😊
Go look up the band Hanabie. Good shit.
A+. Phenomenal film. One of the best on this site. I liked this more than Takeshi’s “Sonatine” which seems to get more love as it vaguely inspired Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs.
fire works
All you cunts get in line & suck me off
Yo the cast is like violent cop i thought this was the same movie for a second
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.