Fireworks

Fireworks

Work is all I've ever known.

Directed by Takeshi Kitano

Produced by Bandai Visual, Office Kitano

1997103 min7.7 / 10

A bleak portrait of a man trapped by circumstance and duty, driven to crime by love and desperation in a world that offers no redemption.

Beleaguered police detective Nishi takes desperate measures to try and set things right in a world gone wrong. With his wife suffering from leukemia and his business partner paralyzed from a brutal gangster attack, Nishi borrows from a yakuza loan shark and then robs a bank to clear his debt.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Fireworks sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Does Fireworks end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Fireworks easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Fireworks scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Is Fireworks violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

68/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity33

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise87

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love93

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Fireworks, and what each one shares →

Like Fireworks

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Fireworks

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Fireworks, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Fireworks, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Fireworks, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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