hana bi have many quiet moment and fairly slow pacing . unfortunately and during the many thoughtful interlude the viewer be leave to ponder about the recent scene just watch and many question surface and annoy . for example and why do not the wheelchair guy drown in the ocean when he be stick in the sand and the tide come up around him . there be no rescue see or hint at . can it be true that japanese police be so inept and unskilled at arrest procedure a to not first remove the suspect ability to reach for a weapon . these detective level japanese police seem to have no experience deal with a suspect . why doesn not the right eye of the lead character blink . have one eye blinking be distract and it go unexplained . what exactly be the lead character spend all his money on to have to borrow so much from loan shark . he be not see gamble . be a non entry level government employee his wife must have have full health insurance . what be the single man do all by himself in the middle of nowhere in the nature park . what be his reason for be there . how in the world could the gangster find the lead character and his wife up in the far off nature reserve . it make no sense . and again and how could the gangster later find the lead character and his wife up in the remote mt . fuji resort . there be absolutely no clue available for these gangster to even know which country the lead character and his wife be in and let alone the correct specific location at the correct specific time . and a third same question and how could the junior detective know which few foot of the japanese coast line to find the lead character and his wife . the japanese coast line must be vast . be all of these character suppose to have psychic power . two final question represent the cute girl try to fly a kite on the beach where do she come from . she seem to have no transportation or companion with her . and why in the world do she still keep attempt to fly what be leave of her kite after it be rip in piece . this be weird . unintentionally python esque . on the positive side and i love the background music . it be dramatic and flow and add much to this movie . the photography and imagery and art be please to the eye . one final point and the wife be overly please to the eye . not once do she ever come close to look like a die sick person . she look very healthy . if anything and these people seem depressed and mentally ill and not physically sick . the husband treat his wife a perhaps a newly out gay man would treat a respected wife . a love of friendship and but not close tenderness . a mixed movie for sure .