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Nishi was faced with some challenges in his family which caused him to quit his police job. He must do what is right for his family so he made some important but wrong decisions.
8 April 1963, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
27 September 1951, Tokushima, Japan
12 November 1963, Tokyo, Japan
15 September 1973, Nagoya, Japan
September 07, 2001
Moody drama from Takeshi Kitano.
August 21, 2009
Compared to [Takeshi] Kitano, Bruce Willis is a wimp, Harrison Ford is a creep, and Mel Gibson is a joke.
July 07, 2004
Kitano uses his own face as a blank slate with which to sketch a complicated human being.
January 01, 2000
Takeshi Kitano, who made it, must be very serene or very angry; only extreme states allow such a narrow focus.
October 23, 2003
Kitano makes static, understated movies about existences wasted, and rediscovering the joy of being, for a brief time, alive.... Violence comes in sudden bursts, as a shocking interruption.
January 01, 2000
An exceptional piece of filmmaking, a drama that blurs the line between the ultra-violent cop movie genre and weepy but moving melodrama, and does it very convincingly.
January 01, 2000
Simultaneously coolly stylized and surprisingly emotionally persuasive.
January 01, 2000
A fascinating film.
January 01, 2000
This highly original film is at times a masterpiece and at other times it seems like a grade B-movie.
January 01, 2000
Richly satisfying to the emotions and the senses.
January 17, 2017
Hana-Bi is a rare and unique portrayal of violence, futile anger and defiance.
February 28, 2002
A really good example of character development by actions, without the benefit of dialog or mannerisms.

