Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? (2017)

Original title

打ち上げ花火、下から見るか？横から見るか？

Directed by

Nobuyuki Takeuchi, Akiyuki Shinbo

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 371 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of young friends discuss whether fireworks look round or flat from different angles. One boy tries to run away with a girl he likes before a summer festival. The film mixes real events with fantasy to show different possible outcomes.

melancholicdreamlikebittersweetgentlevisually lushreflectivenostalgicslow-burn

What happens

Fireworks (Japanese: 打ち上げ花火、下から見るか? 横から見るか?, Hepburn: Uchiage Hanabi, Shita kara Miru ka? Yoko kara Miru ka?; lit. "Skyrockets, Watch from Below? Watch from the Side?"), also known as Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? is a 2017 Japanese animated romance film based on Shunji Iwai's live-action television film of the same name. It received mixed reviews from critics who praised it for music and animation, but criticized the narrative and characterization. It is the sixth highest-grossing anime film of 2017 and has grossed over $26 million worldwide. It was released by Madman Entertainment, Anime Limited, and GKIDS. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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