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Original title

Hana-bi

Year

1997

Running time

103 min.

Country

Japan

Director

Takeshi Kitano

Screenwriter

Takeshi Kitano

Cast

Music

Joe Hisaishi

Cinematography

Hideo Yamamoto

Producer

Bandai Visual, Office Kitano, TV Tokyo, Tokio FM

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.

Rankings Position

#118 Best Japanese Movies of all time
#150 Best Crime Movies

Awards: 1997: Venice Film Festival: Golden Lion - Best Film

1997: César Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Film

1998: Independent Spirit Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Film

1998: Chicago Film Critics Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film

1998: National Society of Film Critics (NSFC): nominated to Best Foreign Language Film.

1999: Premios de la Academia Japonesa: Best Music. 11 nominations

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45 My Favorite Japanese Movies (47)
48 My Favorite Asian Movies (88)

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