Romance ·Drama · Japan · 1995 · 49m

Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?

打ち上げ花火、下から見るか？横から見るか？

Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? poster
Director
Shunji Iwai
Cast
Megumi Okina as Nazuna Oikawa Yuta Yamazaki as Norimichi Shimada Takayuki Sorita as Yusuke Azumi Kenji Kohashi as Jun'ichi Hayashi Kuniko Asagi as Haruko Miura Ken Mitsuishi as Kurata
Crew
Koji Kanaya — Director of Photography Ichiro Chaen — Editor REIMY — Original Music Composer Shunji Iwai — Screenplay Izumi Harada — Producer Machi Tsuge — Production Design
Synopsis

One summer day, a group of sixth-grade boys have an argument about whether fireworks are round or flat when viewed from different angles and embark on a journey for the answer during the annual firework festival. Meanwhile, one of their classmates, Nazuna, is troubled by her parents' separation and decides to choose one of the boys to run away with.

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Mood & Themes
fireworksrural areasummerfirst lovenostalgicwhat if
Key Collaborators
Shunji Iwai Director Koji Kanaya Director of Photography Ichiro Chaen Editor REIMY Original Music Composer Shunji Iwai Screenplay Izumi Harada Producer Machi Tsuge Production Design
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