FIREWORKS, SHOULD WE SEE IT FROM THE SIDE OR THE BOTTOM?

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

Language : Japanese

Release Date : August 18, 2017

Directed By : Akiyuki Shinbo (chief), Nobuyuki Takeuchi

Distributed By : Toho

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? Uchiage Hanabi, Shita Kara Miru ka? Yoko Kara Miru ka?, also translated as Skyrockets, Watch from Below? Watch from the Side?) is a 2017 Japanese animated romantic drama film produced by Shaft and was released by Toho. It is based on the 1993 Japanese live-action drama of the same name by Shunji Iwai. Fireworks was directed by Nobuyuki Takeuchi, produced by Genki Kawamura, with a screenplay written by Hitoshi Ohne featuring music by Satoru Kosaki. The film stars the voices of Suzu Hirose, Masaki Suda and Mamoru Miyano.

The film was released in Japan on August 18, 2017.

Plot

The story takes place one day in summer. A group of young men are planning to watch fireworks from the town's lighthouse, wondering if fireworks are round or flat when seen from the side. Somewhere else, the class idol Nazuna asks the boy who likes her, Norimichi, to elope with her. What fate awaits these two in a day that keeps repeating itself?

Status : Coming Soon