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

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

49 mins | Drama, Romance | Aug. 12, 1995

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.

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

49 mins | Drama, Romance | Aug. 12, 1995

Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?
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.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Nippon Herald Films, Herald Ace
Original title 打ち上げ花火、下から見るか？横から見るか？
Directors Yuji Higaki, Isao Yukisada, Shunji Iwai
Writers 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

Hajime Yamazaki

as Norimichi's Father

Kanako Fukaura

as Norimichi's Mother

Tomorowo Taguchi

as Yusuke's Father

Mitsuko Ishii

as Nazuna's Mother

Yôko Nakajima

as Nurse

Toshiya Sakai

as Mr. Yasu

Yoshikazu Ebisu

as Festival Visitor

Fushimasa Kobayashi

as Festival Staff

Reiki Koyama

as Makoto

Randy Havens

as Kazuhiro