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

Aug 12, 1995

0h 49m

★ 6.9

Overview

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.

Genres

Romance

Drama

Production Companies

Nippon Herald Films

Herald Ace

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

Cast

Nazuna Oikawa

Megumi Okina

Norimichi Shimada

Yuta Yamazaki

Yusuke Azumi

Takayuki Sorita

Jun'ichi Hayashi

Kenji Kohashi

Haruko Miura

Kuniko Asagi

Kurata

Ken Mitsuishi

Norimichi's Father

Hajime Yamazaki

Norimichi's Mother

Kanako Fukaura

Yusuke's Father

Tomorowo Taguchi

Nazuna's Mother

Mitsuko Ishii

Nurse

Yôko Nakajima

Mr. Yasu

Toshiya Sakai

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