Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?
Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?
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Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? (1995)

12 (KR) | Japan | Japanese | 45 min
Directed by: Shunji Iwai
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On the day when a fireworks display is planned, Norimichi, Yusuke, and their friends at school in a Japanese seaside town cannot agree whether or not fireworks are "flat" or "round" when they explode in the sky. With her parents divorcing, the young teenager Nazuna has more serious matters on her mind. Although unknown to the others, Nazuna's mother intends to take her away after the summer break. When Norimichi and Yusuke race 50 meters in the swimming pool, Nazuna secretly decides that the winner will accompany her when she runs away from home. Meanwhile the gang from school decides that the best way to figure out the shape of fireworks is to view them from the side, and they set out for a lighthouse above the beach from which the fireworks display will be fired.

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Release Date

Japan
(theatrical release)
1995-08-12
Japan
(Third Edition) (video premiere)
1999-08-07
Hong Kong
(video premiere)
2006-06-30
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Also Known As (A.K.A.)

Uchiage hanabi, shita kara miru ka? Yoko kara miru ka?
(Original title)
烟花
China (Mandarin title)
打ち上げ花火、下から見るか?横から見るか?
Japan (Japanese title)
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Parent Guide

Sex & Nudity
Unrated
Violence & Gore
Unrated
Profanity
Unrated
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
Unrated
Frightening & Intense Scenes
Unrated