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Takeshi Kitano wrote, directed and acted. He played a stern and taciturn policeman. During a mission, his partner died and was disabled. He felt guilty and thought it was his fault. So he borrowed loan sharks to finance his partner's widow and disabled colleagues, but he couldn't repay the money himself and was chased by the underworld. To make matters worse, his wife is suffering from a terminal illness and will die soon...

Everyone has moments of despair, some choose to be silent, and some choose to explode. If you were him, what would you do?

Japan is rich in silent men - such as Ken Takakura, but compared with Kitano, Takakura is simply a chatterer. In this 103-minute film, Kitano's lines did not exceed ten lines, and the huge appeal all came from his body language. Kitano Takeshi's cold violence, coupled with Hisaishi's soundtrack, made it hard to let go for a long time.

Denzel Washington's "On the Eyes" (2002), which expresses a similar theme, tells the story of a man who has no money to have a heart transplant for his only son. It is also a masterpiece that tortures our hearts. , but "Fireworks" is more beautiful than it is. The film won the Golden Lion Award at the 54th Venice Film Festival.

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