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

1993 · 50 min

A wistful summer memory of childhood curiosity and first love, drifting gently between playful banter and quiet heartache.

Directed by
Shunji Iwai
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Megumi Okina, Yuta Yamazaki, Takayuki Sorita
Overview
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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Directed by
Shunji Iwai
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Megumi Okina, Yuta Yamazaki, Takayuki Sorita
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • love
  • family
  • identity
  • memory
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Cinematography
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