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Fireworks(1997)
Status: Released
Date: 1997-10-30
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678 Votes
Time: 1h 43m
Work is all I've ever known.
Overview:
Detective Nishi is relieved from a stakeout to visit his sick wife in hospital. He is informed that she is terminally ill, and is advised to take her home. During his visit, a suspect shoots one detective dead and leaves Nishi's partner, Horibe, paralyzed. Nishi leaves the police force to spend time with his wife at home, and must find a way to pay off his debts to the yakuza.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
ProductionCompanies: 
Office Kitano
Movie: Fireworks
Top 10 Billed Cast
ビートたけし
Yoshitaka Nishi
岸本加世子
Nishi's Wife
大杉漣
Horibe
寺島進
Nakamura
渡辺哲
Junkyard Owner
白竜
Yakuza Hitman
Tarô Itsumi
Kudo
矢島健一
Doctor
芦川誠
Tanaka
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