Fireworks

a very quiet and desolate movie, one that wallows in hopelessness to the natural tides of fate. kitano really loves to incorporate yakuza in his films, and the violence in this feels like a burst of color atop a blank canvas as a result. looking forward to watching the rest of his filmography ^^ edit: also, hisaishi’s score is incredible here— across his repertoire i think his stuff on hana-bi ranks higher than even his most beloved in ghibli admittedly…