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Masterwork
MASTER SCORE 85.6 / 100
1997·Crime / Drama / Romance·1h 43m

FIREWORKS

“Work is all I've ever known.”

Beleaguered police detective Nishi takes desperate measures to try and set things right in a world gone wrong. With his wife suffering from leukemia and his business partner paralyzed from a brutal gangster attack, Nishi borrows from a yakuza loan shark and then robs a bank to clear his debt.

Above the Line
Takeshi Kitano·DirectorTakeshi Kitano·ScreenplayHideo Yamamoto·Director of PhotographyJoe Hisaishi·Original Music ComposerYoshinori Ota·Editor
Cast
Takeshi Kitano·Yoshitaka NishiKayoko Kishimoto·Nishi's WifeRen Osugi·HoribeSusumu Terajima·NakamuraTetsu Watanabe·Junkyard OwnerHakuryu·Yakuza HitmanYasuei Yakushiji·CriminalTarô Itsumi·KudoKenichi Yajima·DoctorMakoto Ashikawa·Tanaka
Full Crew
(9 credits)
Directing· 1
Takeshi Kitano·Director
Writing· 1
Takeshi Kitano·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Hideo Yamamoto·Director of Photography
Editing· 2
Yoshinori Ota·EditorTakeshi Kitano·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Joe Hisaishi·Original Music Composer
Production· 3
Yasushi Tsuge·ProducerTakio Yoshida·ProducerMasayuki Mori·Producer
By the Numbers
85.6
OF 100
Master Score
7.7
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
#233246
#51637A
#8795A7
Mood
Mysterious, Somber
Composition
Centered
Era
1990s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster features a dark, low-angle shot of a Jeep parked on a grassy field at night. The vehicle's headlights are off, and the scene is dimly lit, with”

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Key Elements
JeepMovie PosterGrassTrees
Atmosphere
Foggy
Color Mood
Cool
Setting
Rural
Design Score
7/10
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