

Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?
1993-08-26 · 50 min · ★ 7.1
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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- Directors
- Shunji Iwai
- Production companies
- Nippon Herald Films, Herald Ace
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Megumi OkinaNazuna Oikawa
Yuta YamazakiNorimichi Shimada
Takayuki SoritaYusuke Azumi
Kenji KohashiJun'ichi Hayashi
Kuniko AsagiHaruko Miura
Ken MitsuishiKurata
Hajime YamazakiNorimichi's Father
Kanako FukauraNorimichi's Mother
Tomorowo TaguchiYusuke's Father
Mitsuko IshiiNazuna's Mother
Yôko NakajimaNurse
Toshiya SakaiMr. Yasu
Yoshikazu EbisuFestival Visitor
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