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Dominican Rep. Fireworks
- Original title
- Hana-bi
- Year
- 1997
- Running time
- 103 min.
- Country
Japan- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Takeshi Kitano
Kayoko Kishimoto
Tetsu Watanabe
Ren Osugi
Susumu Terajima- Yasuei Yakushiji
- Tarô Itsumi
Makoto Ashikawa
Yuko Daike- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Crime. Yakuza & Triad. Cop Movies. Cult movie
- Synopsis
- Nishi is a cop whose wife is slowly dying of Leukemia. One of his partners gets shot on the job and is confined to a wheel chair for the rest of his life and becomes suicidal. Nishi, feeling guilt over his partners accident, tries to help him in any way he can. At the same time, Nishi leaves the police force to spend more time with his dying wife. However, in order to do the right things for those he loves, Nishi must do wrong things. Spiraling deeper into desperation and slowly building up to tragedy.
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- Rankings Position
- Awards
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1997: Venice Film Festival: Golden Lion - Best Film1997: César Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Film1998: Independent Spirit Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Film1998: Chicago Film Critics Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film1998: National Society of Film Critics (NSFC): nominated to Best Foreign Language Film.1997: French Critics Awards (Syndicate of Cinema Critics): Best Foreign Film.
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- Ranking Lists Position
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- 45 My Favorite Japanese Movies (49)
- 48 My Favorite Asian Movies (89)
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