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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?

Uchiage hanabi, shita kara Miruka? Yoko kara Miruka?

Directed by Shunji Iwai
Japan, 1993
Drama

Synopsis

On the day of the annual firework festival, a group of boys have an argument about whether fireworks are round or flat when viewed from different angles. Meanwhile, one of their classmates, Nazuna, is troubled by her parents’ separation and decides to choose one of the boys to run away with.

Synopsis

On the day of the annual firework festival, a group of boys have an argument about whether fireworks are round or flat when viewed from different angles. Meanwhile, one of their classmates, Nazuna, is troubled by her parents’ separation and decides to choose one of the boys to run away with.