Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? (打ち上げ花火、下から見るか? 横から見るか?) 28 years old

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.

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

Name Character
Tomoro Taguchi He was 37, now 66 years old as Yusuke's father
Megumi Okina She was 16, now 44 years old as Nazuna Oikawa
Kenji Kohashi He was 15, now 44 years old as Jun'ichi Hayashi
Kanako Fukaura She was 35, 48 years old when she died as Norimichi's mother
Ken Mitsuishi He was 33, now 62 years old as Kurata
Kuniko Asagi She was 33, now 62 years old as Haruko Miura
Yuta Yamazaki as Norimichi Shimada
Hajime Yamazaki He was 4, now 24 years old as Norimichi's Father
Mitsuko Ishii She was 41, now 70 years old as Nazuna's mother
Yoshikazu Ebisu He was 47, now 76 years old as Festival visitor

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

Name Department
Shunji Iwai as Director. He was 32 (now 61) years old Directing
Shunji Iwai as Writer. He was 32 (now 61) years old Writing
Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? poster
Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? (28 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, August 12, 1995
  • Runtime: 49 minutes