Fireworks (Film)
Updated June 26, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Director/Writer: | Takeshi Kitano |
Director of Photography: | Hideo Yamamoto |
Editors: | Takeshi Kitano and Yoshinori Oota |
Music: | Jô Hisaishi |
Producers: | Masayuki Mori, Yasushi Tsuge and Takio Yoshida |
Bandai Visual; R; 103 minutes | |
Release: | 4/98 |
Cast: | Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Osugi, Susumu Terajima and Tetsu Watanabe |
Japan's celebrated Renaissance man Takeshi Kitano has a résumé that includes comedy, writing, acting, painting and directing. All of these talents shine in his tough but tender dramatic thriller about a cop (Kitano) who gets fed up with the violence he witnesses (and perpetuates) on the force. Grief-stricken by the death of his daughter, his wife's leukemia (Kishimoto) and a police buddy (Osugi) who gets shot, he seeks both revenge on the streets and peace with his ailing wife.
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