Japan Synopsis
HANA-BI
“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.
Audience Engagement
593 audience reviews — more than 94% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 85th percentile among Japan films.
Other Titles From Bandai Visual
Crime + Drama in Japan
203 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Fireworks itself).
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Fireworks. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 1996–1998 Japan Window
Fireworks holds position #32 of 144 Japan films in the 1996–1998 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Japan, 447 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Fireworks premiered alongside 38 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 38 other Japan films in 1997.
The 1120th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Fireworks, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- loss · 5
- farewell · 1
- beach · 19
- sea · 9
- yakuza · 93
- gambling · 31
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #884 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (81st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.8 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Crime productions specifically: #33 of 402 (top 8%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Bandai Visual, Office Kitano, TV Tokyo, Tokyo FM |
| Runtime | 1h 43m |
| Release Date | October 30, 1997 |
| IMDb | tt0119250 |