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Fireworks (1997) [R]

Release Date:
October 30, 1997

Original Title:
HANA-BI

Alternate Titles:
Fogos de Artifício
HANA-BI
Hana Bi - Feuerblume
Hana-bi
Hanabi - Feuerwerk
하나비

Genres:
Crime | Drama

Production Companies:
Bandai Visual
Office Kitano
TV Tokyo
Tokyo FM

Production Countries:
Japan

Ratings / Certifications:
CZ: 15+  DE: 16  ES: 18  FI: K-16  FR: 12  GB: 18  IT: T|NR  JP: R-15  KR: 18  MX: B15  NL: 16  US: R 

Runtime: 103

Work is all I've ever known.

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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.

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Art Direction:
Norihiro Isoda

Assistant Director:
Hiroshi Shimizu

Co-Producer:
Hiroshi Ishikawa

Director:
Takeshi Kitano

Director of Photography:
Hideo Yamamoto

Editor:
Takeshi Kitano
Yoshinori Ota

Original Music Composer:
Joe Hisaishi

Producer:
Yasushi Tsuge
Takio Yoshida
Masayuki Mori

Screenplay:
Takeshi Kitano

Set Decoration:
Tatsuo Ozeki

Sound Assistant:
Masashi Furuya

Sound Designer:
Senji Horiuchi

Sound Recordist:
Akira Nakano

Title Designer:
Hikozo Akamatsu

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