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	Hana-bi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		HANA-BI was released under the English title Fireworks in the United States, but with its original Japanese title in other English-speaking countries.
		The title is romanized with a hyphen as Kitano wanted to emphasize the duality of "flower" (hana) and "fire" (bi), the literal meanings of the characters that make up fireworks in Japanese.
		The unexpected international success of HANA-BI, coupled with Sonatine's critical acclaim, established Kitano as a foremost Japanese filmmaker of his time.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hana-bi (547 words)

	Hana-Bi [1998] DVD at Shop Ireland
		Hana bi is a very highly rated piece of cinema and its cinematography is very striking (if starting to look a little old being from 1997.)
		The central idea and structure behind the film consists in moments of incredible serenity punctuated by acts of ludicrous violence from the protagonist- a brooding ex cop with a wife dying of a cancer in debt to the Yakuzas.
		The contrast of hana (flower) and bi (fire) literally 'fireworks.' The central performance by Kitano is amazing in a James Stewart meets Harvey Keitel way.
	www.shopireland.ie /dvd/reviews/B000056IFX (1013 words)

	Dual Lens - Fireworks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		If Hana Bi were just about Nishi and how he reacts to the loss of control in his life then I could see how you could view this movie as pointless.
		Hana Bi moves back between the two choices, showing the differences and similarities between the two paths.
		Hana Bi is a movie of effects and reactions, not a movie of causes and instigations, and the way is displays violence enforces that.
	www.duallens.com /index.asp?reviewId=51302 (1299 words)

	Hana-Bi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		But in this case the word Hanabi are divide into two parts: Hana part, which means flower and the Bi part, after the translation, becomes the word fire.
		Hana, Japanese for flower, is the symbol of life while Bi, fire, represent gunfire and becomes death.
		When Takeshi visited the 21st Göteborg Film Festival, in the beginning of February this year, with this movie, he got the question why he combined such brutal violence with scenes of deep love between Nishi and Miyuki.
	www.geomatics.kth.se /sjoberg/homepage/hana-bi.htm (1365 words)

	JFS Hana Bi
		JFS Hana Bi Hana-Bi Shown: 8 January 2001
		This dual meaning of the title is an immediate example of the difference between US and Japanese film culture.
		With such a subtle script, much of the burden of narrative is placed on the camerawork, editing and music, which contribute greatly to the film's thoughtfu1, melancholy tone.
	www.mnlg.com /jfs/archive_R/00_hanabi.html (263 words)

	HANA-BI
		As spelled with a hyphen the film's title is a symbol of its various themes.
		Hana (literally, flower) is the symbol of Life, while Bi (literally, fire) represents gunfire, thus becoming the symbol of death.
		The paintings and drawings which appear in HANA-BI were created purposely for the film by Takeshi Kitano.
	www.unet.com.mk /manaki98/angliski/hana.htm (606 words)

	From BI to Hana - direct?
		My goal is to rent a car in Hana (there are 2 companies)around 11 to noon and drive west to the Sheraton at Black rock.
		My partner, who is a concierge at Mauni Lani Bay and Bungalows on the BI, flew Mokulele from KOA to Hana direct.
		They use to do one day tours from the BI to Hana and back.
	www.flyertalk.com /forum/showthread.php?t=284559 (1605 words)

	Kitano Takeshi No Eiga - Films directed by Takeshi Kitano - Hana-Bi (1997)
		Hana-Bi can be seen as the pinnacle of Kitano's gangster films to date, a fact that is implied in its title.
		Hanabi is the Japanese word for 'fireworks', but Kitano has separated it here into its constituent parts: Hana (meaning 'flowers') and bi ('fire').
		The dualism is obvious; it is a film about peace versus violence, powerful opposites coming together, the 'flowers' of love and understanding (a common visual motif in the film) and the 'fire' of repressed rage and sudden violence.
	www.angelfire.com /rock2/larav/kitano/films/hanabi.html (476 words)

	Denkyu.com - Hana Bi (Fireworks) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		As the camera pans away, Nishi asks to spend one last moment with his wife, we hear two gunshots, a final moment of destruction, and ultimately rebirth.
		Overall Hana Bi (Fireworks) is a powerful and ultimately sad tale.
		The direction by Kitano more than compliments his story of destruction and renewal.
	www.denkyu.com /march2004/29.html (786 words)

	Hana-Bi
		Takeshi Kitano is engaged in remaking film language so that it serves his own intuitive processes, but if you extend yourself just that little bit further than usual, you quickly tune into his wavelength.
		Separately, the words “hana” and “bi” mean “flower” and “fire” and together they mean “fireworks”.
		The film is similarly packed with ambiguity, anger, laughter and sentiment, if not sentimentality.
	sunday.ninemsn.com.au /sunday/film_reviews/article_65.asp?MSID=7cafa59d423f47bda4d2f2d1ed311fed (745 words)

	Kitano's Hana-bi and Ozu
		The title of the film itself continues this floral theme.
		The Japanese hanabi translates in English to fireworks, the separation by the hyphen in the title breaks the meaning down into a truer form: hana (flower) and bi (fire).
		In the final scenes of the film, Miyuki is seen watering dead flowers, a futile attempt to bring life back into that which has gone.
	www.sensesofcinema.com /contents/00/7/kitano.html (2812 words)

	Spank The Monkey - Hana-Bi
		Last year's Kids Return was something of a return to form, only slightly marred by the fact that Takeshi didn't act in it as he didn't feel ready to come back in a leading role yet.
		To get the title out of the way first: hanabi is the Japanese for 'fireworks', but the hyphen in the middle divides it into its constituent words hana (flowers) and bi (fire).
		All three elements play their part in the story.
	www.gleeson0.demon.co.uk /hanabi.htm (1339 words)

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