HANA-BI
Takeshi Kitano
TITLE
HANA-BI
DIRECTOR
Takeshi Kitano
PRODUCER
Office Kitano
STATUS
Completed
NATIONALITY
Japanese
YEAR
1997
LANGUAGE
Japanese
LENGTH
103'
ORIGINAL TITLE
Hana-Bi
GENRE
Masters
CAST
Takeshi Kitano, Tetsu Watanabe, Kayoko Kishimoto
TITLE
HANA-BI
DIRECTOR
Takeshi Kitano
PRODUCER
Office Kitano
STATUS
Completed
NATIONALITY
Japanese
YEAR
1997
ORIGINAL TITLE
Hana-Bi
LANGUAGE
Japanese
LENGTH
103'
CAST
Takeshi Kitano, Tetsu Watanabe, Kayoko Kishimoto
GENRE
Masters
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SYNOPSIS
Former police officer Nishi feels responsible for the shattered lives of his loved ones. His partner Horibe 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. A highly original crime drama written, directed and starring Takeshi Kitano.

FESTIVALS
Venice Film Festival |ï¾ Golden Lion
Awards of the Japanese Academy
César Awards, France
European Film Awards | Screen International Award
Sao Paulo International Film Festival
Yokohama Film Festival
Russian Guild of Film Critics
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