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Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? movie poster
199549mJapanese

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

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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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DirectorShunji Iwai

Keywords

fireworksrural areasummerfirst lovenostalgicwhat if

Cast

Megumi Okina as Nazuna Oikawa

Megumi Okina

Nazuna Oikawa

Yuta Yamazaki as Norimichi Shimada

Yuta Yamazaki

Norimichi Shimada

Takayuki Sorita as Yusuke Azumi

Takayuki Sorita

Yusuke Azumi

Kenji Kohashi as Jun'ichi Hayashi

Kenji Kohashi

Jun'ichi Hayashi

Kuniko Asagi as Haruko Miura

Kuniko Asagi

Haruko Miura

Ken Mitsuishi as Kurata

Ken Mitsuishi

Kurata

Hajime Yamazaki as Norimichi's Father

Hajime Yamazaki

Norimichi's Father

Kanako Fukaura as Norimichi's Mother

Kanako Fukaura

Norimichi's Mother

Tomorowo Taguchi as Yusuke's Father

Tomorowo Taguchi

Yusuke's Father

Mitsuko Ishii as Nazuna's Mother

Mitsuko Ishii

Nazuna's Mother