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Fireworks
1997
· Movie
· 103 min
B
MEANRANK
72/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2029
- IMDb #777
- Rotten Tomatoes #177
- Metacritic #4841
- Letterboxd #191
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #355
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- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #368
- Metacritic Critics #4296
- Metacritic Audience #5013
- Criticker #1579
- Kinopoisk #440
- AlloCiné #1228
- Trakt #930
Every rating
40–96
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 40, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 96.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Beleaguered police detective Nishi takes desperate measures to try and set things right in a world gone wrong. With those close to him suffering their own tribulations, Nishi's methods become increasingly extreme.
Details
- Director
- Takeshi Kitano
- Writer
- Takeshi Kitano
- Studio
- Bandai Visual, Office Kitano, TV Tokyo, Tokyo FM
- Released
- 30 October 1997
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 5 wins, 8 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 13 →5 wins from 13 nominations across 6 ceremonies
| Independent Spirit Award 1999 | Best Foreign Film | Nominee | |
| César Award 1998 | Best Foreign Film | Nominee | |
| Japan Academy Prize 1999 | Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Nominee | |
| Japan Academy Prize 1999 | Director of the Year | Nominee | |
| Japan Academy Prize 1999 | Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | Nominee | |
| Japan Academy Prize 1999 | Picture of the Year | Nominee | |
| Japan Academy Prize 1999 | Screenplay of the Year | Nominee | |
| National Society of Film Critics Award 1998 | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |
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César Award
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Nominee |
Independent Spirit Award
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Nominee |
10th European Film Awards
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Non-European Film | Takeshi Kitano | Winner |
| Best Non-European Film | TV Tokyo | Winner |
| Best Non-European Film | Tokyo FM | Winner |
| Best Non-European Film | TAP | Winner |
Golden Lion
1 nomination, 1 won
| Golden Lion | Takeshi Kitano | Winner |
Japan Academy Prize
5 nominations
| Director of the Year | Nominee | |
| Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Nominee | |
| Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | Nominee | |
| Picture of the Year | Nominee | |
| Screenplay of the Year | Nominee |
National Society of Film Critics Award
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |