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| Takeshi Kitano walks on a blue-colored shoreline with a psychedelic, flowery sun above in a dark suit on this poster for his Fireworks |
Police detective Nishi is out on the fringes of sanity, when his family gets enveloped in tragedy, and he goes by sheer gut instinct in a period, where his own life is also up in the air...
Fireworks is written, directed and co-edited by its star Takeshi Kitano (Violent Cop/Sono otoko, kyôbô ni tsuki (1989)). The original Japanese title translates to 'fireworks'.
It is a very odd and singular film, a pure Kitano! He walks around without speaking and looks menacing and cool and torn, often wearing sunglasses, as he handles business (killing people mainly) in tough ways.
Fireworks is nevertheless a very quiet film, which also works as a showcase for a good deal of artworks made by Kitano. But is it essentially zen-cool as an experience, - or forgotten again very fast? I lean more towards the latter option, although Fireworks undeniably has a strong personality and fascinating force to it.
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Takeshi Kitano: Battle Royale (2000) or, Kill or Be Killed (star)
Watch a trailer for the film here
Cost: 2.3 mil. $
Box office: In excess of 0.5 mil. $ (North America only)
= Uncertain - but likely a flop
[Fireworks premiered 3 September (Venice Film Festival) and runs 103 minutes. Shooting took place in Japan, including in Tokyo. Details concerning the film's North-American release or the gross numbers for its many other international markets are regrettably not available online, so the film's theatrical rank cannot be asserted. However Kitano said in a 2003 interview that the film was "not a big success commercially". It was nominated for a César award and won a European Film award, among other honors. Kitano returned with Kikujiro (1999). As an actor, he returned in Tokyo Eyes (1998). Fireworks is fresh at 96 % with an 8.40/10 critical average at Rotten Tomatoes.]
What do you think of Fireworks?
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