Fireworks (1997)
Coming Out at 30 October 1997 in theaters.
“Hana-bi”
Crime, Drama, Romance
Fireworks is drama crime film directed and written by Takeshi Kitano. The film stars Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Ôsugi, Susumu Terajima, Tetsu Watanabe, Hakuryû and Yasuei Yakushiji. The film primiered at 3 September 1997 on Venice Film Festival.
Nishi (Beat Takeshi) is a beleaguered Japanese police officer. His wife, Miyuki (Kayoko Kishimoto), is suffering from leukemia, and his partner, Horibe (Ren Ôsugi), is paralyzed after gangsters violently attacked him. Nishi is fed up, and wants to give up his job in order to be with Miyuki. To do so, he is forced to borrow money from the Yakuza, and then, to clear his debt, he robs a bank. The Yakuza, however, are not pleased so easily, and they continue to hound Nishi for more money.
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Writer: Takeshi Kitano
Stars: Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Ôsugi, Susumu Terajima, Tetsu Watanabe, Hakuryû, Yasuei Yakushiji
►Cast
| Takeshi Kitano | ► | Yoshitaka Nishi |
| Kayoko Kishimoto | ► | Nishi’s wife |
| Ren Ôsugi | ► | Horibe |
| Susumu Terajima | ► | Nakamura |
| Tetsu Watanabe | ► | The Scrap Yard Owner |
| Hakuryû | ► | The Yakuza Hitman |
| Yasuei Yakushiji | ► | Criminal |
| Tarô Itsumi | ► | Kudo |
| Ken’ichi Yajima | ► | Doctor |
| Makoto Ashikawa | ► | Tanaka |
| Yûko Daike | ► | Tanaka’s widow |
| Tsumami Edamame | ► | Businessman Throwing Rocks |
| Yûrei Yanagi | ► | Chef #1 |
| Sujitarô Tamabukuro | ► | Chef #2 |
| Tokio Seki | ► | Old Hick |
| Motoharu Tamura | ► | Chief Detective |
| Hitoshi Nishizawa | ► | Yakuza Head |
| Hiromi Kikai | ► | |
| Shoko Kitano | ► | Girl Who Flies Kite |
| Yoshiyuki Morishita | ► | Hoodlum B |
| Jun’ichirô Asano | ► | |
| Kazuhiro Osada | ► | |
| Manzô Shinra | ► | Man shot in face |
| Tetsu Sakuma | ► | |
| Riba Matsumi | ► | |
| Miki Fujitani | ► | |
| Keiko Yamamoto | ► | Nurse A |
| Kiyoko Kitazawa | ► | Nurse B |
| Ai Kishina | ► | A girl in the scrap shop |
| Banri Nakamura | ► | |
| Takao Bokuji | ► | |
| Masahiro Naya | ► | |
| Takayuki Konishi | ► | Detective B |
| Yûzô Yada | ► | |
| Kanji Tsuda | ► | |
| Yôichi Nagai | ► | |
| Kôsuke Ôta | ► | |
| Muhômatsu | ► | |
| Omiya no Matsu | ► | |
| Shiyô Kosuga | ► | |
| Gambino Kobayashi | ► | |
| Al Kitago | ► |