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.
The 1996–1998 Japan Window
144 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Fireworks sits at position #32.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Fireworks. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Bandai Visual
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Fireworks premiered. 447 total titles in this decade from Japan.
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 |