The Resource Hana-bi., Bandai Visual, TV Tokyo, Tokyo FM and Office Kitano present ; produced by Masayuki Mori, Yasushi Tsuge, Takio Yoshida ; written, directed and edited by Takeshi Kitano

Hana-bi., Bandai Visual, TV Tokyo, Tokyo FM and Office Kitano present ; produced by Masayuki Mori, Yasushi Tsuge, Takio Yoshida ; written, directed and edited by Takeshi Kitano

Label
Hana-bi.
Title
Hana-bi.
Statement of responsibility
Bandai Visual, TV Tokyo, Tokyo FM and Office Kitano present ; produced by Masayuki Mori, Yasushi Tsuge, Takio Yoshida ; written, directed and edited by Takeshi Kitano
Title variation
Fireworks
Contributor
Actor
Editor of moving image work
Film director
Film producer
Presenter
Production company
Publisher
Screenwriter
Writer of added commentary
Subject
Genre
Language
  • jpn
  • eng
  • jpn
  • jpn
Summary
Former police officer Nishi feels responsible for the shattered lives of his loved ones. His partner Horbie has been crippled in a disastrous stakeout, a colleague is shot dead by the same villain, and his own wife has a terminal illness. In debt to a yakuza loanshark, Nishi conceives a bank robbery to provide for his partner, help the dead cop's widow, and take one last holiday throughout Japan with his wife and share a final taste of happiness
Member of
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Music, Joe Hisaishi ; cinematographer, Hideo Yamamoto ; editors, Takeshi Kitano, Yoshinori Ota
Dewey number
791.43/72
Language note
Japanese dialogue; optional English subtitles ; credits in Japanese
LC call number
PN1997
LC item number
.H36 2017
PerformerNote
Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Osugi, Susuma Terajima, Tetsu Watanabe
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
1971-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Bīto Takeshi
  • Tsuge, Yasushi
  • Yoshida, Takio
  • Kishimoto, Kayoko
  • Ōsugi, Ren
  • Sharp, Jasper
  • Ofisu Kitano
  • Bandai Bijuaru Kabushiki Kaisha
  • Terebi Tōkyō, Kabushiki Kaisha
  • Efuemu Tōkyō, Kabushiki Kaisha
  • Film Movement (Firm)
Runtime
103
Series statement
Film movement classics
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Police
  • Police misconduct
  • Robbery
  • Families of the terminally ill
  • Police
  • Japan
Technique
live action
Label
Hana-bi., Bandai Visual, TV Tokyo, Tokyo FM and Office Kitano present ; produced by Masayuki Mori, Yasushi Tsuge, Takio Yoshida ; written, directed and edited by Takeshi Kitano
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Title from title screen ; statement of responsibility from English subtitles
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1997
  • "Takeshi Kitano - Volume 7"--English subtitles
  • Wide screen
  • Bonus features: commentary soundtrack with David Fear; making-of; essay by Jasper Sharp in booklet
Accompanying material
1 booklet (14 unnumbered poages : illustrations ; 15 cm)
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
stereophonic
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
on1000156791
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. +
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (103 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
859686006277
Other physical details
sound, color
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)1000156791
System details
DVD; NTSC; region 1; wide screen (1.85:1) ; LPCM stereo
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Hana-bi., Bandai Visual, TV Tokyo, Tokyo FM and Office Kitano present ; produced by Masayuki Mori, Yasushi Tsuge, Takio Yoshida ; written, directed and edited by Takeshi Kitano
Publication
Note
  • Title from title screen ; statement of responsibility from English subtitles
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1997
  • "Takeshi Kitano - Volume 7"--English subtitles
  • Wide screen
  • Bonus features: commentary soundtrack with David Fear; making-of; essay by Jasper Sharp in booklet
Accompanying material
1 booklet (14 unnumbered poages : illustrations ; 15 cm)
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
stereophonic
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
on1000156791
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. +
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (103 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
859686006277
Other physical details
sound, color
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)1000156791
System details
DVD; NTSC; region 1; wide screen (1.85:1) ; LPCM stereo
Video recording format
DVD

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