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Fireworks
CrimeDrama

FIREWORKS

"Work is all I've ever known."

19971h 43m7.7 TMDb

Directed by Takeshi Kitano

Spoiler-Free

Beleaguered police detective Nishi takes desperate measures to try and set things right in a world gone wrong. With his wife suffering from leukemia and his business partner paralyzed from a brutal gangster attack, Nishi borrows from a yakuza loan shark and then robs a bank to clear his debt.

Cast

Takeshi Kitano

Takeshi Kitano

Yoshitaka Nishi

Kayoko Kishimoto

Kayoko Kishimoto

Nishi's Wife

Ren Osugi

Ren Osugi

Horibe

Susumu Terajima

Susumu Terajima

Nakamura

Tetsu Watanabe

Tetsu Watanabe

Junkyard Owner

Hakuryu

Hakuryu

Yakuza Hitman

Yasuei Yakushiji

Yasuei Yakushiji

Criminal

Tarô Itsumi

Tarô Itsumi

Kudo

Movie Vibe

Suspense6.1
Emotion8.1
Complexity6.9
Humor5
Realism8.1
Action5
Darkness6.5

Who would enjoy this

Recommended for

  • fans of character-driven stories
  • fans of moral complexity and intrigue
  • viewers who appreciate critically recognized cinema

May not appeal to

  • those seeking nonstop action
  • fans of purely lighthearted entertainment

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