Fireworks

Directed by
Takeshi Kitano
Takeshi Kitano
Fireworks

Work is All I've Ever Known.

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.

Released 30 Oct 1997
Genres Drama, Crime
Runtime 1 hour, 43 minutes
Countries Japan

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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

Criminal
Tarô Itsumi

Tarô Itsumi

Kudo
Ken'ichi Yajima

Ken'ichi Yajima

Doctor
Makoto Ashikawa

Makoto Ashikawa

Tanaka
Yuko Daike

Yuko Daike

Tanaka's Widow

Tsumami Edamame

Businessman Throwing Rocks
Yûrei Yanagi

Yûrei Yanagi

Chef #1

Sujitarô Tamabukuro

Chef #2
Tokio Seki

Tokio Seki

Old Hick

Motoharu Tamura

Chief Detective

Hitoshi Nishizawa

Yakuza Head

Hiromi Kikai

Yakuza Henchman #1

Shoko Kitano

Young Girl Flying a Kite
Yoshiyuki Morishita

Yoshiyuki Morishita

Yakuza Henchman #2

Junichiro Asano

Yakuza Henchman #3

Kazuhiro Osada

Yakuza Henchman #4
Manzō Shinra

Manzō Shinra

Man Shot in the Face

Tetsu Sakuma

Yakuza Henchman #5

Riba Matsumi

Maid at the Inn
Miki Fujitani

Miki Fujitani

Florist Clerk
Keiko Yamamoto

Keiko Yamamoto

Nurse A

Kiyoko Kitazawa

Nurse B

Ai Kishina

Girl in the Junkyard

Banri Nakamura

Kiosk Salesclerk

Masahiro Naya

Detective at Stakeout #1

Takayuki Konishi

Detective at Stakeout #2

Yûzô Yada

Temple Priest
Kanji Tsuda

Kanji Tsuda

Man under Interrogation

Yôichi Nagai

Cop Driving an Unmarked Car

Kôsuke Ôta

Bartender

Muhômatsu

Construction Worker

Omiya no Matsu

Restaurant Client

Shiyô Kosuga

Brat #1
Gambino Kobayashi

Gambino Kobayashi

Brat #2

Al Kitago

Man Selling Taxi

Yûji Aikawa

Woman Walking in Mall (uncredited)

Hiroshi Umeda

Male Bank Clerk #1 (uncredited)

Kenji Yamagami

Male Bank Clerk #2 (uncredited)

Tomoya Naitô

Male Bank Clerk #3 (uncredited)

Katsuya Takamatsu

Male Bank Clerk #4 (uncredited)

Yasufumi Sakamaki

Male Bank Clerk #5 (uncredited)
Atsushi Ito

Atsushi Ito

Male Bank Clerk #6 (uncredited)

Mitsuyo Ishigaki

Female Bank Clerk #1 (uncredited)

Ayako Masuya

Female Bank Clerk #2 (uncredited)

Sumiko Takai

Female Bank Clerk #3 (uncredited)

Mariko Chiba

Female Bank Clerk #4 (uncredited)

Miho Kitahara

Female Bank Clerk #5 (uncredited)

Yoshiko Andô

Female Bank Clerk #6 (uncredited)

Kaoru Sugiyama

Female Bank Clerk #7 (uncredited)

Kikuo Itô

Male Bank Customer #1 (uncredited)

Shûji Ôtsuki

Male Bank Customer #2 (uncredited)
Hidetoshi Kawaya

Hidetoshi Kawaya

Male Bank Customer #3 (uncredited)

Koichiro Hama

Male Bank Customer #4 (uncredited)

Masaru Takahashi

Male Bank Customer #5 (uncredited)

Ritsuyo Ono

Male Bank Customer #6 (uncredited)
Yôko Imamoto

Yôko Imamoto

Female Bank Customer #1 (uncredited)

Kiyoko Negishi

Female Bank Customer #2 (uncredited)

Saki Kaneko

Female Bank Customer #3 (uncredited)

Kaoru Tomoe

Female Bank Customer #4 (uncredited)

Ayu Nakagawa

Female Bank Customer #5 (uncredited)

Maiko Watanabe

Female Bank Customer #6 (uncredited)

Kazue Fujita

Female Bank Customer #7 (uncredited)

Yuki Iida

Female Bank Customer #8 (uncredited)

Rieko Motohashi

Female Bank Customer #9 (uncredited)

Ryôta Koyama

Grandson Visiting Temple (uncredited)

Takao Toji

Man with Grandson (uncredited)

Matsumi Fuku

Landlady (uncredited)

Crew