HANA-BI/Fireworks/花火

The story was much like "The Story of My Son", both on how the family was crushed by usury, yet the essence was not the same. This movie was not a warm one, but with a man's tragedy. At this point it was more like "Falling Down", and with distinctive Japanese gloom and sadness, without too many dialogues, but the audience can feel the leading hero's suffering and struggle and his last desperation.

本片的故事线索跟《爱的世界》很像，都是讲家庭如何在高利贷的阴影下被摧垮，但实质并不相同， 本片并不是一个温情片，而是一个男人的悲剧片，从这一点来说，它更像《崩溃》，而且带着鲜明的日本式的阴郁和悲情，对白不多，但处处都感受得到男主角的内心痛苦和挣扎，直到最后的决绝。

Performance impression:
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Stars: Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Osugi