---
title: 'Hana-bi (1997)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Takeshi Kitano'
released: '1997-09-03'
runtime_minutes: 103
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/hana-bi-1997'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119250/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Hana-bi (1997)

1997 · 103 min · Drama, Crime · Japan

Original title: HANA-BI

## Synopsis

Hana-bi, released in the United States as Fireworks, is a 1997 Japanese crime drama film written, directed and edited by Takeshi Kitano, who also stars in it. The film's score was composed by Joe Hisaishi in his fourth collaboration with Kitano.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Takeshi Kitano](https://cinepixo.com/people/takeshi-kitano)
- **Screenplay:** [Takeshi Kitano](https://cinepixo.com/people/takeshi-kitano)
- **Editor:** [Takeshi Kitano](https://cinepixo.com/people/takeshi-kitano), [Yoshinori Ōta](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoshinori-ota)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Joe Hisaishi](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-hisaishi)
- **Producer:** [Masayuki Mori](https://cinepixo.com/people/masayuki-mori-2)
- **Director of Photography:** [Hideo Yamamoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/hideo-yamamoto)

## Cast

- [Kayoko Kishimoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/kayoko-kishimoto) as 西美幸
- [Yūko Daike](https://cinepixo.com/people/yuko-daike)
- [Susumu Terajima](https://cinepixo.com/people/susumu-terajima) as 中村靖
- [Takeshi Kitano](https://cinepixo.com/people/takeshi-kitano) as 西佳敬
- [Makoto Ashikawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/makoto-ashikawa)
- [Yūrei Yanagi](https://cinepixo.com/people/yurei-yanagi)
- [Tokio Seki](https://cinepixo.com/people/tokio-seki)
- [Ken'ichi Yajima](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-ichi-yajima)
- [Tetsu Watanabe](https://cinepixo.com/people/tetsu-watanabe)
- [Ren Ōsugi](https://cinepixo.com/people/ren-osugi) as 堀部泰助
- [Hakuryu](https://cinepixo.com/people/hakuryu)
- [Yasuei Yakushiji](https://cinepixo.com/people/yasuei-yakushiji)

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Official site: http://www.bandaivisual.co.jp/kitano/hanabi/index.html
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/hana-bi-1997
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