---
title: "Fireworks"
year: 1997
canonical_url: "https://www.archytele.com/show/fireworks-1997"
media_type: "movie"
tmdb_id: 5910
imdb_id: null
status: "Released"
runtime_minutes: 103
community_rating: 7.7
vote_count: 0
content_rating: "R"
---

# Fireworks (1997) — Television & Cinema Intelligence Dossier

> **Archytele Living Vault Canonical Record**: https://www.archytele.com/show/fireworks-1997

## Executive Summary & Cultural Positioning

Fireworks is a film first released in 1997. Catalogued under Crime, Drama. Produced and broadcast by Bandai Visual, Office Kitano, TV Tokyo. Current status: Released.

## The Hook & The Verdict

**The Hook**: "A beleaguered police detective takes desperate measures to set things right in a world gone wrong."

### Why Watch
- features a gripping premise involving a desperate police detective
- explores high-stakes criminal choices and personal debt

### Caveats & Content Note
- involves dark themes of illness and violence
- features desperate criminal actions
- Tone & Suitability: The film contains crime and drama themes including a brutal gangster attack, illness, and a bank robbery.

**Micro-Themes & Vibe Matrix**: crime, drama

## Streaming Availability Matrix

Direct streaming licensing updates dynamically. Consult the live tracking interface at https://www.archytele.com/show/fireworks-1997#watch.

## Creative Credits

- **Directed by**: Takeshi Kitano
- **Networks / Studios**: Bandai Visual, Office Kitano, TV Tokyo

## Key Cast Continuity

- **Takeshi Kitano** as *Yoshitaka Nishi*
- **Kayoko Kishimoto** as *Nishi's Wife*
- **Ren Osugi** as *Horibe*
- **Susumu Terajima** as *Nakamura*
- **Tetsu Watanabe** as *Junkyard Owner*
- **Hakuryu** as *Yakuza Hitman*
- **Yasuei Yakushiji** as *Criminal*
- **Tarô Itsumi** as *Kudo*
- **Kenichi Yajima** as *Doctor*
- **Makoto Ashikawa** as *Tanaka*

## Canonical Frequently Asked Questions

### Q: When was Fireworks released in the US?
It was released on 03/20/1998 in the US.

### Q: What genres are associated with Fireworks?
The film is categorized under crime and drama.

### Q: What is the runtime of the film?
The runtime is 1 hour and 43 minutes.

### Q: What prompts the protagonist to rob a bank?
Nishi borrows from a yakuza loan shark to help his wife suffering from leukemia and his paralyzed business partner, then robs a bank to clear his debt.

### Q: What is the profession of the main character Nishi?
Nishi is a beleaguered police detective.

## Grounded Source Citations

- [Fireworks — The Movie Database (TMDB)](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/5910)
- [Fireworks (1997 film) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fireworks_(1997_film))
- [Fireworks (1997) | ČSFD.cz](https://www.csfd.cz/en-gb/film/33843-fireworks/overview/)
- [Ohňostroj 75% [Fireworks] (1997) | Kinobox.cz](https://www.kinobox.cz/film/24979-ohnostroj)
- [Fireworks - Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fireworks)

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