Hana Bi

Produced in 1997

Hana Bi

Film Information

Festival Edition 1998 - Edition 2
Section Panorama
Director Takeshi Kitano
Country Japan
Duration 103 min
Category Panorama 1998
Screenplay Takeshi Kitano
Cast Beat Takeshi (Yoshitaka Nishi), Kayoko Kishimoto (Miyuki, Nishi's wife), Ren Osugi (Horibe), Susumu Terajima (Nakamura)

Synopsis

Police detective Nishi visits his wife in the hospital even though he should really be at a stakeout with his partner and best friend Horibe. In hospital, he hears that his wife is incurably ill. His desperation is complete when he hears that Horibe is condemned to a wheelchair - life bound. Living at the seaside alone, since his wife and child have left him, he would like to take up painting, but it is too expensive a hobby. Haunted by the violent events that affected the lives of those around him, what is Nishi going to achieve in order to help them?

Full Description

Police detective Nishi visits his wife in the hospital even though he should really be at a stake out with his partner and best friend Horibe. In hospital, he hears that his wife is incurably ill. His desperation is complete when he hears that Horibe is condemned to a wheelchair - life bound. Living at the seaside alone, since his wife and child have left him, he would like to take up painting, but it is too expensive a hobby. Haunted by the violent events that affected the lives of those around him. What is Nishi going to achieve in order to help them?