Fireworks (1997)
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.
Director:
Takeshi Kitano
Writer:
Takeshi Kitano
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Takeshi Kitano as Yoshitaka Nishi |
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Kayoko Kishimoto as Nishi's Wife |
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Ren Osugi as Horibe |
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Susumu Terajima as Nakamura |
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Tetsu Watanabe as Junkyard Owner |
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Hakuryu as Yakuza Hitman |
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Yasuei Yakushiji as Criminal |
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Tarô Itsumi as Kudo |
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Kenichi Yajima as Doctor |
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Makoto Ashikawa as Tanaka |
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Yuko Daike as Tanaka's Widow |
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Tsumami Edamame as Businessman Throwing Rocks |
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Yûrei Yanagi as Chef #1 |
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Sujitarô Tamabukuro as Chef #2 |
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Motoharu Tamura as Chief Detective |
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Hitoshi Nishizawa as Yakuza Head |
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Hiromi Kikai as Yakuza Henchman #1 |
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Shoko Kitano as Young Girl Flying a Kite |
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Yoshiyuki Morishita as Yakuza Henchman #2 |
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Junichiro Asano as Yakuza Henchman #3 |
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Kazuhiro Osada as Yakuza Henchman #4 |
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Manzo Shinra as Man Shot in the Face |
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Tetsu Sakuma as Yakuza Henchman #5 |
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Riba Matsumi as Maid at the Inn |
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Miki Fujitani as Florist Clerk |
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Keiko Yamamoto as Nurse A |
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Kiyoko Kitazawa as Nurse B |
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Ai Kishina as Girl in the Junkyard |
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Banri Nakamura as Kiosk Salesclerk |
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Masahiro Naya as Detective at Stakeout #1 |
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Takayuki Konishi as Detective at Stakeout #2 |
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Yûzô Yada as Temple Priest |
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Kanji Tsuda as Man under Interrogation |
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Yôichi Nagai as Cop Driving an Unmarked Car |
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Kôsuke Ôta as Bartender |
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Muhômatsu as Construction Worker |
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Omiya no Matsu as Restaurant Client |
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Shiyô Kosuga as Brat #1 |
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Gambino Kobayashi as Brat #2 |
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Al Kitago as Man Selling Taxi |
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Yûji Aikawa as Woman Walking in Mall (uncredited) |
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Hiroshi Umeda as Male Bank Clerk #1 (uncredited) |
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Kenji Yamagami as Male Bank Clerk #2 (uncredited) |
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Tomoya Naitô as Male Bank Clerk #3 (uncredited) |
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Katsuya Takamatsu as Male Bank Clerk #4 (uncredited) |
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Yasufumi Sakamaki as Male Bank Clerk #5 (uncredited) |
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Atsushi Ito as Male Bank Clerk #6 (uncredited) |
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Mitsuyo Ishigaki as Female Bank Clerk #1 (uncredited) |
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Ayako Masuya as Female Bank Clerk #2 (uncredited) |
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Sumiko Takai as Female Bank Clerk #3 (uncredited) |
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Mariko Chiba as Female Bank Clerk #4 (uncredited) |
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Miho Kitahara as Female Bank Clerk #5 (uncredited) |
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Yoshiko Andô as Female Bank Clerk #6 (uncredited) |
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Kaoru Sugiyama as Female Bank Clerk #7 (uncredited) |
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Kikuo Itô as Male Bank Customer #1 (uncredited) |
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Shûji Ôtsuki as Male Bank Customer #2 (uncredited) |
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Hidetoshi Kawaya as Male Bank Customer #3 (uncredited) |
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Koichiro Hama as Male Bank Customer #4 (uncredited) |
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Masaru Takahashi as Male Bank Customer #5 (uncredited) |
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Ritsuyo Ono as Male Bank Customer #6 (uncredited) |
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Yôko Imamoto as Female Bank Customer #1 (uncredited) |
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Kiyoko Negishi as Female Bank Customer #2 (uncredited) |
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Saki Kaneko as Female Bank Customer #3 (uncredited) |
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Kaoru Tomoe as Female Bank Customer #4 (uncredited) |
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Ayu Nakagawa as Female Bank Customer #5 (uncredited) |
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Maiko Watanabe as Female Bank Customer #6 (uncredited) |
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Kazue Fujita as Female Bank Customer #7 (uncredited) |
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Yuki Iida as Female Bank Customer #8 (uncredited) |
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Rieko Motohashi as Female Bank Customer #9 (uncredited) |
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Ryôta Koyama as Grandson Visiting Temple (uncredited) |
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Takao Toji as Man with Grandson (uncredited) |
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Matsumi Fuku as Landlady (uncredited) |
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Tokio Seki as 田舎の親父 |
| Production | Yasushi Tsuge | Producer |
| Editing | Yoshinori Ota | Editor |
| Editing | Takeshi Kitano | Editor |
| Production | Takio Yoshida | Producer |
| Production | Masayuki Mori | Producer |
| Camera | Hideo Yamamoto | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Takeshi Kitano | Director |
| Art | Hikozo Akamatsu | Title Designer |
| Writing | Takeshi Kitano | Screenplay |
| Art | Tatsuo Ozeki | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Hiroshi Shimizu | Assistant Director |
| Production | Hiroshi Ishikawa | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Joe Hisaishi | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Hiroshi Furukawa | Co-Producer |
| Lighting | Hitoshi Takaya | Gaffer |
| Art | Norihiro Isoda | Production Design |
| Editing | Soichi Ueno | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Yukio Hokari | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Akihiko Okase | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Senji Horiuchi | Sound Recordist |
| Directing | Hideko Nakata | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Kazutoshi Sasada | Still Photographer |
| Camera | 斉藤里美 | Still Photographer |