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Takeshi Kitano,
Takeshi Kitano,
Kayoko Kishimoto,
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Takeshi Kitano,
Takeshi Kitano
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: Not Rated
: New Yorker Video
: Drama, Foreign, Independent, Japan, Classic Crime, Crime, Classic Crime, Yakuza, Quest, Road Movies
: 103 min.
: Japanese
: English
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Actor and auteur Takeshi Kitano (who in Japan also uses the stage name "Beat" Takeshi, primarily for his work as a television comedian) wrote, directed, edited, and starred in this unusual crime drama. Nishi (Takeshi Kitano) is a policeman whose emotions seem to run only on two extreme paths -- either quiet contentment or brutal rage. Nishi's life is falling apart around him; his daughter was murdered, his wife, Miyuki (Kayoko Kishimoto), is dying of leukemia, his partner, Horibe (Ren Osugi), was ambushed by thugs after Nishi left him to visit his wife in the hospital and will now spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair, and another cop was killed coming to Horibe's rescue. Nishi desperately wants to quit his job so he can spend more time with his dying wife, so he borrows a large sum of money from the yakuza (the Japanese mafia) and takes up a career as a painter while he cares for Miyuki. Not wanting to stay in debt to the gangsters, Nishi engineers a daring bank robbery (using his police uniform and an old auto disguised to look like a squad car) and uses the loot to pay off the yakuza and take his wife on a final vacation. However, the loan sharks are not eager to have Nishi off the hook, and they begin complaining that he still owes them interest on their loan. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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| brother better? no no
by ninjaweapon
September 7, 2003 - 3:10 PM PDT
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3 out of 3 members found this review helpful
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| pay no mind to that last review. brother is not so hot. (and i don't say that because is it his big "american" movie.) this is the best of kitano's violent work. kikujiro and a scene at the sea are also outstanding, but much different. at any rate, fireworks is the business. |
| Mediocre Kitano
by tfpbot
December 6, 2002 - 10:56 PM PST
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4 out of 18 members found this review helpful
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| After seeing Battle Royale and Brother, I had to see Fireworks, which I've read from many people is one of his best films. I would have to disagree. All the trademark stylings of Kitano are there-- a slow pace, yakuzas, a somber-looking Kitano with a facial tick and sunglasses, and of course violence. Simply put, there is not a lot to like about the movie. I don't mind movies with a slow pace, but this one seemed almost dull at times. While I admire Kitano as a writer and filmmaker, I simply can't recommend this movie. I have yet to see Violent Cop and Boiling Point, but if you want a good introduction to his films, I suggest seeing Brother. |
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