{"product_id":"hana-bi-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1997-b2-size-51-x-73cm-q218","title":"\"Hana-bi\", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1997, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) Q218","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"86\" data-end=\"311\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"97\" data-end=\"139\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed in \u003cstrong data-start=\"151\" data-end=\"159\"\u003e1997\u003c\/strong\u003e for the first domestic release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"194\" data-end=\"205\"\u003eHana-bi\u003c\/strong\u003e \/ \u003cstrong data-start=\"208\" data-end=\"219\"\u003eHANA-BI\u003c\/strong\u003e \/ \u003cstrong data-start=\"222\" data-end=\"228\"\u003e花火\u003c\/strong\u003e, written, directed, edited by, and starring \u003cstrong data-start=\"273\" data-end=\"291\"\u003eTakeshi Kitano\u003c\/strong\u003e \/ \u003cstrong data-start=\"294\" data-end=\"310\"\u003eBeat Takeshi\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"313\" data-end=\"761\"\u003eOne of Kitano’s most acclaimed and internationally celebrated films, \u003cstrong data-start=\"382\" data-end=\"393\"\u003eHana-bi\u003c\/strong\u003e is a haunting crime drama that blends sudden violence, grief, deadpan humour, quiet romance, and painterly stillness. The film follows \u003cstrong data-start=\"529\" data-end=\"538\"\u003eNishi\u003c\/strong\u003e, a former police detective struggling with guilt, debt, yakuza pressure, and the terminal illness of his wife. Moving between brutality and tenderness, \u003cstrong data-start=\"691\" data-end=\"702\"\u003eHana-bi\u003c\/strong\u003e became one of the defining works of 1990s Japanese cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"763\" data-end=\"1112\"\u003eThe poster features a striking, dreamlike beach composition: a solitary figure walks along the shoreline beneath a vast, moody blue sky, overlaid with the image of a large flower. The design beautifully reflects the film’s central contrast between \u003cstrong data-start=\"1011\" data-end=\"1034\"\u003eviolence and beauty\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1036\" data-end=\"1060\"\u003edeath and tenderness\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1066\" data-end=\"1111\"\u003eemotional restraint and explosive feeling\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1114\" data-end=\"1318\"\u003eAcross the lower section, the title \u003cstrong data-start=\"1150\" data-end=\"1161\"\u003eHANA-BI\u003c\/strong\u003e appears in bold, hand-painted style lettering, while the English text reads \u003cstrong data-start=\"1238\" data-end=\"1278\"\u003e“A FILM Directed By Takeshi Kitano.”\u003c\/strong\u003e The upper-right Japanese tagline reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1320\" data-end=\"1404\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1320\" data-end=\"1345\"\u003e「その時に抱きとめてくれるひとがいますか」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1345\" data-end=\"1348\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1348\" data-end=\"1404\"\u003e“Is there someone who will hold you at that moment?”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1406\" data-end=\"1485\"\u003eThis quiet, melancholic line perfectly captures the emotional core of the film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1487\" data-end=\"1557\"\u003eThe poster also highlights the film’s major international recognition:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1559\" data-end=\"1662\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1559\" data-end=\"1583\"\u003e第54回ベネチア国際映画祭 金獅子賞受賞\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1583\" data-end=\"1586\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1586\" data-end=\"1662\"\u003eWinner of the Golden Lion at the 54th Venice International Film Festival\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1664\" data-end=\"1920\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1664\" data-end=\"1682\"\u003eAbout the film\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1682\" data-end=\"1685\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1685\" data-end=\"1696\"\u003eHana-bi\u003c\/strong\u003e is widely regarded as one of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1726\" data-end=\"1759\"\u003eTakeshi Kitano’s masterpieces\u003c\/strong\u003e. Released in \u003cstrong data-start=\"1773\" data-end=\"1781\"\u003e1997\u003c\/strong\u003e, it marked a major turning point in his international reputation and helped cement him as one of Japan’s most important modern filmmakers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1922\" data-end=\"2205\"\u003eThe film combines Kitano’s distinctive minimalist direction with moments of extreme violence, long silences, delicate humour, and deeply emotional visual poetry. 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