Takeshi Kitano,
Kayoko Kishimoto,
Ren Osugi,
Susumu Terajima,
Tetsu Watanabe
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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 ove...( read more
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DVD Release Date: July 11, 2000
Stats: 607 reviews
An ex cop tries to spend time with his dying wife during her final days, but a Yakuza loan shark refuses to leave him in peace. A typically understated marriage of violence and poetry from Beat Takeshi, Hana Bi examines loss and mortality in a deeply personal way. It shares many ...( read more)
Hana-bi is Kitano's most personal work to date. It seems like all his feelings, that he'd bottled up for so long, were suddenly triggered and then released after his near death motorcycle accident. In his autobiography it says that after he committed suicide (Beat, his alter-ego)...( read more)
The damaging effects of violence, the strong bonds between family and friends, and the healing power of art are explored in a visually effective way. It's remarkable how much can be communicated considering Fireworks' almost complete lack of dialogue. Takeshi "Beat" Kitano, who p...( read more)
A film like Hana Bi perfectly embodies the phrase "less is more". Kitano doesn't waste any time in pointless exposition, dialogues and what not. He goes straight to the core of things, going from a violent scene to a tender moment to a funny part in a way that many so called dire...( read more)
My first introduction to Kitano. Very interesting stylistically, sort of the anti-John Woo. Like if Sam Fuller had a man-baby with Gus Van Sant
This movie is from a list of movies played at the 1997 Toronto International Movie Festival.Its written by Takeshi Kitano and is 103 Minutes long. Its about a police officer in Asia, whose wife is dying of Leukemia and one of his fellow partners gets shot on the job, along with ...( read more)
Kitano is the consumate auteur. He writes, directs, stars, edits and even paints in this film. Once again, he proves that he can balance violence with tender character moments. His alter-ego "Beat" is wonderfully understated and comical. The restraint in this gem of a movie is ma...( read more)
Was quite disjointed and confusing; cluttered up with too much plot and characters that didn't seem to contribute to the overall theme. There were some very good scenes within the movie and some effective camera techniques, but as a whole, was not enjoyable.
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