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Fireworks

2017 · 90 min

A dreamy, wistful summer romance that keeps folding back on itself, mixing gentle nostalgia with a bittersweet sense of missed chances.

Genres
Animation, Romance, Fantasy
Tagline
If only I could return to that moment.
Overview
Moshimo, Japan. The annual fireworks festival is about to take place and a group of schoolboys, arguing over whether they are round or flat when viewed from different angles, set out to find it out.

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Animation, Romance, Fantasy
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • love
  • fate
  • identity
  • family
Places
  • small town
  • school
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour4
Realism4
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
animation, romance, fantasy, drama
Directed by
Akiyuki Shinbo, Nobuyuki Takeuchi
Written by
Hitoshi One
Starring
Suzu Hirose, Masaki Suda, Mamoru Miyano, Shintaro Asanuma, Toshiyuki Toyonaga, Yuki Kaji, Shin-ichiro Miki, Kana Hanazawa
Music
Satoru Kosaki
Cinematography
Rei Egami, Takayuki Aizu
Runtime
90 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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