
Hana:Bi (Fireworks)
(1997)










Stars: Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Osugi, Susumu Terajima, Tetsu Watanabe, Yasuei Yakushiji, Kenichi Yajima, Hakuryu, Taro Istumi, Makoto Ashikawa, Yuuko Daike, Edamame Tsumami, Yûrei Yanagi, Sujitarou Tamabukuro, Tokio Seki, Hideo Yamamoto, Takeshi K
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Writer: Takeshi Kitano
Language: Nederlands
Studio: Office Kitano
Duration: 99
Rated: MA 15+
DVD Release: March 2003
Detective Nishi is bitter when he learns that his wife Miyuki is terminally ill and his partner Horibe was shot and now tied to a wheelchair. Horibe wants to become a painter, but doesn't have money for that. To help him and a young police widow whose husband was shot dead during an arrest, he borrows money from Yakuza. After that he buys an old car, paints it as a police car, and, dressed in uniform, singlehandedly robs a bank. With the money he goes on a final farewell journey together with his wife.
| Takeshi Kitano | Yoshitaka Nishi |
| Kayoko Kishimoto | Miyuki, Nishi's wife |
| Ren Ôsugi | Horibe |
| Susumu Terajima | Nakamura |
| Tetsu Watanabe | Tesuka |
| Yasuei Yakushiji | Criminal |
| Kenichi Yajima | Doctor |
| Hakuryu | Yakuza Hitman |
| Taro Istumi | Kudo |
| Makoto Ashikawa | Tanaka |
| Yuuko Daike | Tanaka's widow |
| Edamame Tsumami | Businessman Throwing Rocks |
| Yûrei Yanagi | Chef #1 |
| Sujitarou Tamabukuro | Chef #2 |
| Tokio Seki | Old Hick |
| Hideo Yamamoto | Cinematographer |
| Joe Hisaishi | Composer |
| Senji Horiuchi | sound |
| Norihiro Isoda | Art Director |
Genre: Action, Drama, Suspense, Thriller
Media: DVD
Sound: Dolby Digital

