#Hana Bi

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HANA-BI. Takeshi Kitano. 1997

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Hana-bi (1998) dir. Takeshi Kitano

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SUBLIME CINEMA #653 - HANA-BI

Humanist take on a gangster picture that nabbed Beat Takeshi a Golden Lion in Venice and finally garnered him respect as an artist behind the camera as well as in front of it. 

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On September 28, 1997, Fireworks was screened at the New York Film Festival.

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The happiest of birthdays to Takeshi Kitano!!

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Man, not to go FULL GARFIELD but Mondays are tough atm

At least now I'm sitting here working out how to play Joe Hisaishi's (gorgeous) theme from Hana-Bi 🎆

Then going to bed in like five minutes 😴

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OJT EATS | Hana Bi

There are so many great Japanese restaurants in Taipei that it’s hard to know which one to go to! However, that hasn’t stopped us from trying as many as we can and luckily with the bar being set so high, you’re almost guaranteed a good meal when you go for Japanese in Taipei! This time, we decided to go try Hana Bi.

First up was a tamago yaki. Incredibly simple but such a tasty dish. The egg was wobbly with just that little bit of sweetness to it. A great start.

We love an Agedashi tofu with its slightly crispy yet almost chewy exterior and it’s super silky smooth middle. This one was particularly crisp, especially before it soaked up the soy, so good!

We ordered these chicken wings which were sticky, a little sweet and just the tiny bit spicy. The meat was juicy and tender, really good!

We ordered two of these rice pots cooked in these cast iron pots; one chicken and one veggie one. They are like bibimbaps and we were given a little timer to let us know when is the right time to start eating so that there are a nice little crispy crust to the rice.

This was the veggie version of the rice. This was pretty tasty with some crunchy bits due to the heat from the metal pot. The rice itself was well cooked and with the veggies, it was all very well seasoned too.

All in all, this was a really nice meal. The food was tasty, the atmosphere was nice and buzzy and as always in Taiwan, service was really good. There are so many good Japanese restaurants in Taipei that it's hard to stand out and Hana Bi isn't able to either but it definitely falls into that category of a good reliable tasty Japanese spot.

Hana Bi, 1之3號, No. 1之3號, Lane 20, Section 2, Zhongshan N Rd, Zhongshan District, Taipei City, Taiwan 10491

Cheers, JL

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FLORES DE FUEGO

1997 | Japón | Takeshi Kitano

En lo personal, Flores de fuego fue difícil de ver sinceramente. Por muchas cosas, una de ellas es que al menos yo, no estoy acostumbrada a ver cosas gráficas, no soy de las personas que ve ese tipo de películas, empezando por ahí. Otra cosa que me sacó de onda pero a la vez me gustó mucho es la música y los sonidos que nos mostraron a lo largo de la película. Cuando al principio el profesor nos dio el dato de que el autor de la música de esta película era el mismo que estudios me hice un poco a la idea de como iba a ser la música. 

Y efectivamente, si fue como me la esperaba, lo único que cambió, fue el contexto. Me hizo darme cuenta de que el contexto puede cambiar completamente la percepción que tenemos de algo. También algo que me llamo la atención fueron los “jumpscare”, sinceramente no se si puedan llamar así porque claramente esta película no es de terror, pero esos repentinos sonidos estruendosos me descolocaron demasiado, pero por otro lado le agrega ese distintivo y el toque especial a la película. 

Saliendo ya del tema de los visual y auditivo, quiero hablar un poco de la trama, me conmoví mucho. Creo que de todas las películas que hemos visto en lo que va del semestre, esta se lleva mi estrellita de que fue la que más me ha conmovido, tal vez lo relacioné con una situación personal, me impresionó y conmovió mucho el amor tan inmenso que puede tener una persona por otra. Dejarlo todo, volverse un delincuente y todo por intentar estar un segundo más con la persona que mas amas en este mundo, me parece una acción de amor muy linda, dentro de todo lo malo que muestra la película, la encuentro muy bonita justo por el mensaje que deja. 

mfpp

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The bullies from Yandere Simulator are all lesbians to me ‼️

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HANA-BI. Takeshi Kitano. 1997

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Hana-bi (1998) dir. Takeshi Kitano

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Yuji, Nobara and Hana are in love with Megumi. I don't make the rules.

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On August 9, 2017, the restored version of Hana Bi was re-released in France.

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Hana-bi (Fireworks), 1997.

Dir. & Writ. Takeshi Kitano | DOP Hideo Yamamoto

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Movies/books which seared me:

hana-bi

melancholia

the aunt (patrick white)

never let me go (ishiguro)