Hana-bi

Hana-bi (花火; literally: Fireworks) is a 1997 film starring, written, directed and edited by Japanese filmmaker Takeshi Kitano. The film's score was composed by renowned Japanese composer, Joe Hisaishi. This would be their fourth collaboration. Hana-bi was released under the English title Fireworks in the United States, but with its original Japanese title in other English-speaking countries. The title is romanized with a hyphen as Kitano wanted to emphasize the duality of "flower" (hana) and "fire" (bi), the literal meanings of the characters that make up fireworks in Japanese.

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