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Fireworks (Hana-Bi) [DVD]

Takeshi Kitano (Actor, Director, Writer), Kayoko Kishimoto (Actor) Rated:
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4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 35 ratings
IMDb7.7/10.0
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Format Subtitled, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC, Letterboxed, Dolby, Color
Contributor Yko Daike, Kayoko Kishimoto, Takeshi Kitano, Susumu Terajima, Tsumami Edamame, Taro Istumi, Makoto Ashikawa, Tetsu Watanabe, Ren sugi, Hakuryu, Ken'ichi Yajima, Yasuei Yakushiji See more
Language Japanese
Runtime 1 hour and 43 minutes
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A superstar and cultural icon in his native Japan, Takeshi "Beat" Kitano has conquered more than one medium, but he is best known in the West for his remarkable films. Among those, Fireworks is the clear favorite, a taut and enigmatic noir that fluctuates between perfect stillness and savage eruptions of violence.

Kitano plays a cop named Nishi, a determinedly impassive man whose face occasionally ripples with an involuntary tic, hinting at the explosive but contained forces within. Nishi's wife (Kayato Kishimoto) is dying of leukemia, a disease that already killed their child, and he cares for her with a shattering tenderness. While on a stakeout, Nishi takes a break to check in on her, and while he's gone his partner is crippled and another officer is killed. With death hovering at home and a score to settle outside, Kitano's hero sets off on an isolated course to seek justice.

Few filmmakers have understood as well as Kitano has here the irresistible draw of a thriller told with a moody calmness, with an eye toward graceful construction and rigorous composition. The careful, unhurried dispensing of story information also helps keep the focus on Nishi's warrior soul, on his mysterious capacity for the extremes of gentleness and brutality. The story here is the way one man can be the sum of such bold contradictions, and a great story it is. --Tom Keogh

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.85:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ Unrated (Not Rated)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.25 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 4 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Takeshi Kitano
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Subtitled, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC, Letterboxed, Dolby, Color
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 43 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ June 27, 2000
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren sugi, Susumu Terajima, Tetsu Watanabe
  • Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ English, Japanese
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
  • Language ‏ : ‎ Japanese (Dolby Digital 5.1)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ New Yorker Video
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1567302238
  • Writers ‏ : ‎ Takeshi Kitano
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 35 ratings

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Ganimendes
5.0 out of 5 stars You want to mess with Kitano?
Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2011
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This is a beautiful and tender movie. Kitano is that sometimes gangster, sometimes policeman that we all love because he is so tough and sexy despite the fact that he is neither at first glance and because he is doomed to face life at its most basic and extreme. This is Japanese cinema at its most direct, and here we have an intimate glance at Kitano's beautiful paintings, that he made during a convalescence from a terrible motorcycle accident. This is a great movie to begin a love affair with Japanese cinema and culture, and with the awesome Kitano.
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John Farr
5.0 out of 5 stars Hana-Bi
Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2007
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An eccentric, wildly unpredictable gem from writer-director-star Takeshi "Beat" Kitano, this hard-boiled cop story veers from quiet, tender sentimentalism to explosive, in-your-face violence. Hiding behind mirrored shades for much of the film, Kitano plays Nishi--a devoted husband and friend, and a super-deadly foe--with ice-cool, nearly wordless reserve. Aside from an involuntary facial tic, Nishi's mask-like face rarely changes, even when he's blasting away at bad guys. "Fireworks" is a poetic crime-thriller from one of Japan's preeminent icons.
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Chris Cousins
5.0 out of 5 stars Anothe Beat Takashi Classic
Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2016
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Great movie by Beat Takashi. Like most of his other movies, this one is a slow burn buildup. Definitely great example of 1990's yakuza movies.
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Rachel
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Work from Takeshi Kitano
Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2012
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Don't believe the hype -- this is not nearly as violent as it the descriptions say. And even the violent scenes are somehow less personal, less in your face, and at times, let's face it, funny. Kitano has a unique style and an interesting voice, and I really want to watch this movie again!
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Julian Baquero
1.0 out of 5 stars The movie is a masterpiece, but avoid the DVD
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2002
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The movie is a masterpiece worth 5+ stars, one of Kitano's best works. But I was totally dissapointed when I so that the subtitles where burned over the film, as a movie lover I consider this outrageous, the film beautifull cinematography is totally ruined by them. The quality of the DVD is not up to the level of the movie. I can't belive that to this date there are companies creating dvds with subtitles burned over a movie. Please wait and see if Criterion Collection eventually releases "Hanna Bi", they do respect movie lovers.
The artwork is lousy, I don't know why they changed Kitano's beautifull artwork which is the original to the japanese release.
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Thomas J. Kotarba
2.0 out of 5 stars Great Film, Disgusting Transfer
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2007
Why am i writing this review? I guess the only reasons are to state what a great masterpiece not only of Kitano's work, but of cinema this movie is, and to state my disgust at the insulting DVD quality of this. Its not DVD quality, and it certainly does not live up to the beautiful 35mm picture. The cheap third rate transfer renders everyhting under-exposed, de-saturated and "viedeo-y". When the camer pans, for instance, it looks like you're watching a DV recording of Hana-bi on a tv set. you see the digital lines, for Christ sake! Sadly, the options are slim. One can get the VHS which is pan and scanned, or deal with this ONLY friggin' region 1 DVD. HIGHLY RECOMENDED FILM, however, beware of an aweful and unacceptable transfer. I lost much, if not all respect for New Yoker Films. its a mockery to all lovers of movies.
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Nora
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2018
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One of the best movies ever! A gem!
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Robert Beveridge
5.0 out of 5 stars One of Kitano's best.
Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2008
Hana-bi (Takeshi Kitano, 1997)

Get a group of Kitano otaku in one place and debate will rage for hours on the subject of which of his films is the best. Eventually, everyone will settle down into three camps-- Kikujiro (which is where you'll find me), Sonatine, and Hana-Bi. All three factions can make strong, valid arguments for their movies, and really it all comes down to personal taste in the end. This is not to say that a person from faction A won't like faction B's favorite movie; all of Kitano's films that I've seen are fantastic (with the exception of Brother, but that's enough brainless fun that it gets a pass), and Hana-bi­ is no exception.

Nishi (Kitano) is a cop who's life is really hitting the bricks. His wife Miyuki (Kayoko Kishimoto, in the first of her pairings with Takeshi) is dying of leukemia. His partner Horibe (Ren Osugi, who it sometimes seems is in every Japanese film ever made; he made five film and two recurring TV appearances in 2006 alone) has been paralyzed in a bust gone bad. Nishi feels the need to help them both, but to do so would require him to give up his job; what they most need is time. Which brings us to the question: is it possible to do evil things to insure good outcomes?

The one thing everyone seems to say about this movie is that it's gorgeous, and that's certainly the case; Kitano is capable of finding the beauty in just about any location in which he chooses to film. It's almost a trademark. As you should also expect from a Kitano film, the characters are exquisitely drawn, and the action is fast and furious, lending the film's quieter moments just that much more emotion (how do you get the audience to tear up over a man opening a box of painting supplies? Ask Takeshi Kitano. He did it here). At least one critic (Piero Scruffi) has selected Hana-bi as one of the top 1000 films of all time, and it also shows up in the collected and weighted list of the thousand best found at They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?. I believe these accolades are not without merit, though I do think Kitano has done better work (as I mentioned above). Still, a Takeshi Kitano film is better than 99% of the muck you're going to see on DVD or in the theater this year, and Hana-bi is near the top of his output. Strongly recommended. **** ½
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