Fireworks

Fireworks

1997 · 103 min · JA · R · 7.7 (593 votes)
Dir. Takeshi Kitano · Starring Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Osugi, Susumu Terajima, Tetsu Watanabe, Hakuryu · Music Joe Hisaishi

Work is All I've Ever Known.

CrimeDrama

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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A melancholic, visually striking slow-burn that juxtaposes brutal violence with moments of quiet contemplation. It's a somber exploration of loss, loyalty, and the desperate measures one takes for love, all wrapped in a uniquely stylized, almost poetic, criminal underworld aesthetic.

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