# Fireworks (1997)

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**Original title**: *HANA-BI*
**Runtime**: 103 min
**Genres**: Crime, Drama
**Directed by**: Takeshi Kitano
**Written by**: Takeshi Kitano
**Starring**: Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Osugi, Susumu Terajima, Tetsu Watanabe, Hakuryu

> *Work is all I've ever known.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

You work as a detective in a corrupt world. But then desperation sets in. The film leaves Nishi in a precarious state.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, bittersweet, outsider, slow-burn, tender

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