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

Shunji Iwai
1995-08-12


7.1
49 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Megumi Okina Nazuna Oikawa Unowned
Yuta Yamazaki Norimichi Shimada Unowned
Takayuki Sorita Yusuke Azumi Unowned
Kenji Kohashi Jun'ichi Hayashi Unowned
Kuniko Asagi Haruko Miura Unowned
Ken Mitsuishi Kurata Unowned
Hajime Yamazaki Norimichi's Father Unowned
Kanako Fukaura Norimichi's Mother Unowned
Tomorowo Taguchi Yusuke's Father Unowned
Mitsuko Ishii Nazuna's Mother Unowned
YĆ“ko Nakajima Nurse Unowned
Toshiya Sakai Mr. Yasu Unowned
Yoshikazu Ebisu Festival Visitor Unowned
Fushimasa Kobayashi Festival Staff Unowned
Reiki Koyama Makoto Unowned
Randy Havens Kazuhiro Unowned