Fireworks from the Heart

Fireworks from the Heart

119 mins | Drama | Sept. 25, 2010

On September 9th, the day of the Katakai Fireworks Festival, high school student Hana comes home from the hospital after six months of treatment for leukemia. She then discovers that her older brother Taro has become a social recluse. Taro used to be tender, smart and proud of his younger sister, but now he even turns his back on her and stays in his room. With Hana's help Taro slowly opens up to the world again. Then, with winter approaching, Hana has a relapse with her leukemia. Taro comes to the hospital everyday to visit Hana and soon learns that the Katakai Fireworks Festival is a symbol of happiness for Hana. Taro then takes the initiative to make Hana happy and approaches the town's youth group once more for admittance.

Fireworks from the Heart

119 mins | Drama | Sept. 25, 2010

Fireworks from the Heart
On September 9th, the day of the Katakai Fireworks Festival, high school student Hana comes home from the hospital after six months of treatment for leukemia. She then discovers that her older brother Taro has become a social recluse. Taro used to be tender, smart and proud of his younger sister, but now he even turns his back on her and stays in his room. With Hana's help Taro slowly opens up to the world again. Then, with winter approaching, Hana has a relapse with her leukemia. Taro comes to the hospital everyday to visit Hana and soon learns that the Katakai Fireworks Festival is a symbol of happiness for Hana. Taro then takes the initiative to make Hana happy and approaches the town's youth group once more for admittance.
Producers Bandai Visual, Micott & Basara K.K., Pony Canyon, Hori Agency, Aprés, Ennet, K-Factory
Original title おにいちゃんのハナビ
Directors Masahiro Kunimoto
Writers Masafumi Nishida

Cast

Kengo Kora

as Taro Sudo

Mitsuki Tanimura

as Hana Sudo

Yoshiko Miyazaki

as Tomoko Sudo

Ren Osugi

as Kuniakira Sudo

Saori Koide

as Kayo Okazaki

Hiroyuki Onoue

as Atsushi Kobayashi

Rei Okamoto

as Kasumi Tejima

Ryuta Sato

as Arima

Kuranosuke Sasaki

as Sekiyama

Sansei Shiomi

as Kubo

Ayame Gouriki

as Hiromi Hayase

Kōko Mori

as Nomoto Chizuru

Mayumi Asaka

as Nakahara

Anna Nose

as Fujisawa