HANA-BI (1997)

Cast & Credits

• Cast

  • • Yoshitaka Nishi

      Takeshi Kitano

    • Miyuki, Nishi's wife

      Kayoko Kishimoto

    • Horibe

      Ren Ôsugi

    • Detective Nakamura

      Susumu Terajima

    • Tezuka, junkyard owner

      Tetsu Watanabe

    • yakuza hitman

      Hakuryu

    • killer on the loose

      Yasuei Yakushiji

    • Detective Kudo, young cop

      Taro Itsumi

    • doctor

      Kenichi Yajima

    • Detective Tanaka

      Makoto Ashikawa

    • Detective Tanaka's widow

      Yuko Daike

    • stone throwing officer worker

      Edamame Tsunami

    • chef of the Japanese restaurant A

      Yûrei Yanagi

    • hit and run victim hooligan

      Sujitaro Tamabukuro

    • driver of the smaller truck

      Tokio Seki

    • chief detective

      Motoharu Tamura

    • boss of yakuza loan shark

      Hitoshi Nishizawa

    • yakuza henchman A

      Hiromi Kikai

    • the girl who flies kite

      Shoko Matsuda

    • yakuza henchman B

      Yoshiyuki Morishita

    • yakuza henchman E

      Junichiro Asai

    • yakuza henchman D

      Kazuhiro Nagata

    • yakuza henchman C

      Tetsu Sakuma

    • yakuza henchman who is shot in the head

      Bansho Shinra

    • maid at the inn

      Satowa Matsumi

    • florist clerk

      Miki Fujitani

    • nurse A

      Keiko Yamamoto

    • nurse B

      Kyoko Kitazawa

    • daughter of scrapyard owner

      Ai Kishina

    • kiosk salesclerk

      Mari Nakamura

    • old man visiting temple w/his grand son

      Takao Toji

    • detective at stakeout A

      Shindai Naya

    • detective at stakeout B

      Muneyuki Konishi

    • temple priest

      Yuzo Yada

    • the man under investigation

      Kanji Tsuda

    • the cop driving an unmarked car

      Yoichi Nagai

    • bartender

      Kohsuke Ota

    • the construction worker

      Muhomatsu

    • chef of the Japanese restaurant B

      Omiyanomatsu

    • brat A

      Shaw Kosugi

    • brat A

      Banbino Kobayashi

    • the man who tries to sell taxi

      Al Kitago

    • .

      Yuji Aikawa

    • male bank clerk 1

      Hiroshi Umeda

    • male bank clerk 2

      Kenji Yamagami

    • male bank clerk 3

      Tomoya Naito

    • male bank clerk 4

      Katsuya Takamatsu

    • male bank clerk 5

      Yasushi Sakamaki

    • male bank clerk 6

      Atsushi Ito

    • female bank clerk 1

      Mitsuyo Ishigaki

    • female bank clerk 2

      Fumiko Masuya

    • female bank clerk 3

      Junko Takai

    • female bank clerk 4

      Mariko Chiba

    • female bank clerk 5

      Miho Kitahara

    • female bank clerk 6

      Yoshiko Ando

    • female bank clerk 7

      Kaoru Sugiyama

    • male bank customer 1

      Kikuo Ito

    • male bank customer 2

      Shuji Otsuki

    • male bank customer 3

      Setchin Kawaya

    • male bank customer 4

      Koichiro Hama

    • male bank customer 5

      Masaru Takahashi

    • male bank customer 6

      Satogou Ono

    • female bank customer 1

      Youko Imamoto

    • female bank customer 2

      Yasuko Negishi

    • female bank customer 3

      Hayaki Kaneko

    • female bank customer 4

      Kaori Tomoeda

    • female bank customer 5

      Ayu Nakagawa

    • female bank customer 9

      Rieko Motohashi

    • female bank customer 6

      Maiko Watanabe

    • female bank customer 7

      Kazue Fujita

    • female bank customer 8

      Yuki Iida

    • grandson visiting temple

      Ryouta Koyama

• Credits

  • Direction:

    • Director

      Takeshi Kitano

    • Assistant Director (1st)

      Hiroshi Shimizu

    • Assistant Director

      Shinsuke Ôno

    • Assistant Director

      Akinori Igarashi

    • Assistant Director

      Nobuya Masuda

    • Script Supervisor

      Hideko Nakada

    Production:

    • Production Company

      Bandai Visual

    • Production Company

      TV Tokyo

    • Production Company

      Tokyo FM

    • Production Company

      Office Kitano

    • Producer

      Masayuki Mori

    • Producer

      Yasushi Tsuge

    • Producer

      Takio Yoshida

    • In Association with

      Shigeru Watanabe

    • In Association with

      Kouichi Miyagawa

    • In Association with

      Hideto Osawa

    • Co-producer

      Hiroshi Ishikawa

    • Co-producer

      Kazuhiro Furukawa

    • Line Producer

      Yoshito Yamazaki

    • Production Manager

      Shinji Komiya

    • Production Co-ordinator

      Akira Yamamoto

    • Production Assistant

      Toshio Tanaka

    • Production Assistant

      Tomoo Tsuchii

    • Production Assistant

      Masatoshi Hiramatsu

    Casting:

    • Casting

      Takefumi Yoshikawa

    • Casting (Extras)

      Kuroki Productions

    • Casting (Extras)

      J-CRIP

    • Casting (Extras)

      Himawari Theatre Group

    • Casting (Extras)

      KM Cinema Planning

    Writing:

    • Screenplay

      Takeshi Kitano

    Photography:

    • Director of Photography

      Hideo Yamamoto

    • Optical Photography Supervisor

      Keiji Igarashi

    • Lighting (Director)

      Hisashi Takaya

    • Lighting (Assistant)

      Shinichi Matsukuma

    • Lighting (Assistant)

      Atsuko Suzuki

    • Lighting (Assistant)

      Masatoshi Tabegai

    • Lighting (Assistant)

      Kiyoshi Okano

    • Lighting (Assistant)

      Akio Kimura

    • Assistant Photographer

      Masato Kaneko

    • Assistant Photographer

      Tadashi Yamauchi

    • Assistant Photographer

      Makoto Sueyoshi

    • Assistant Photographer

      Shigeru Matsushita

    • Key Grip

      Takashi Yokoyama

    • Key Grip

      Naoki Sasho

    Stills:

    • Stills Photography

      Kazutoshi Sasada

    • Stills Photography

      Satomi Saito

    Editing:

    • Editor

      Takeshi Kitano

    • Editor

      Yoshinori Ota

    • Assistant Editor

      Sôichi Ueno

    Design:

    • Art Director

      Norihiro Isoda

    • Assistant Art Director

      Takayuki Nitta

    • Assistant Art Director

      Yasuyo Kawamura

    • Set Decorator

      Tatsuo Ozeki

    • Set Decorator (Assistant)

      Tetsuji Takita

    • Set Decorator (Assistant)

      Atsuko Koda

    • Paintings/Drawings

      Takeshi Kitano

    Costumes:

    • Costume Supervisor

      Masami Saito

    Make-up:

    • Hair & Make-up Artist

      Michiyo Miyauchi

    • Special Make-up Artist

      Tomoo Haraguchi

    • Hair & Make-up Assistant

      Shiho Imai

    Titles:

    • Title Design

      Yokozo Akamatsu

    Music:

    • Music

      Joe Hisaishi

    • Music Producer

      Makoto Sasajima

    • Music Producer

      Kazunori Terakawa

    • Music Producer

      Nobumasa Uchida

    • Music Producer

      Kentaro Koyama

    • Music Producer

      Yukio Yamashita

    • Music Producer

      Toru Takigawa

    Sound:

    • Music Recording

      Shinichi Tanaka

    • Soundtrack Available on

      Polydor Records

    • Sound Recording

      Senji Horiuchi

    • Recording Assistant

      Noriaki Minami

    • Recording Assistant

      Masashi Furuya

    • Recording Assistant

      Masaki Ikeda

    • Recordist

      Akira Nakano

    • Sound Timing

      Taro Kuwayama

    • Negative Cutter

      Yoshiko Tsujii

    • Negative Cutter

      Reiko Kubota

    • Negative Cutter

      Yoko Sato

    • Mixing Assistant

      Takashi Kosaka

    • Optical Re-recording

      Akira Rizawa

    • Sound Effects

      Yukio Hokari

    • Sound Effects

      Masahiko Okase

    Consultant:

    • Gun Adviser

      Kikuo Notomi

    • Transportation

      Akira Toyama

    • Transportation

      Kiyoshi Moromoto

    • Transportation

      Toshinobu Hirai

    • Transportation

      Kunio Takamoto

    • Transportation

      Kazuki Watanabe

    • Script Assistant

      Noriyasu Sato

    Publicity:

    • Publicity (Producer)

      Ryo Terumoto

    • Publicity (Co-producer)

      Naoki Takahashi

    • Publicity (Co-producer)

      Tomoyuki Igarashi

    • Production Publicist

      Noritoshi Hamaguchi

    • International Affairs

      Naoyuki Usui