Fireworks
Hana-bi
Work is all I've ever known.
Nishi is a cop whose wife is slowly dying of leukemia. One of his partners gets shot on the job, which results in him being confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life and becoming suicidal. Nishi, feeling guilty of his partner's accident, tries to help him in any way he can. At the same time, Nishi leaves the police to spend more time with his dying wife. However, in order to do the right things for those he loves, Nishi must do something wrong, which has tragic consequences.
Direction
Screenplay
Cast
Takeshi Kitano
Yoshitaka Nishi
Kayoko Kishimoto
Nishi's wife
Ren Ôsugi
Horibe
Susumu Terajima
Nakamura
Tetsu Watanabe
The Scrap Yard Owner
Hakuryû
The Yakuza Hitman
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Yasuei Yakushiji
Criminal
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Tarô Itsumi
Kudo
Ken'ichi Yajima
Doctor
Makoto Ashikawa
Tanaka
Joe Hisaishi
Composer
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Hideo Yamamoto
Cinematographer
