Fireworks (Edinburgh - UK)
Saturday
21
October
2017
Start Date: 21 October 2017
Start Time:
Country: United Kingdom
Posted By: Joe
Categories: Screening Anime Film
Noboyuki Takeuchi
Japan 2017
Digital
90 minutes
Rated 15
With the voices of Suzu Hirose, Masaki Suda, Mamoru Miyano.
Japanese with English subtitles
Production studio Shaft adapts and modernises Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? - originally a TV special written by Shunji Iwai (The Case of Hana and Alice) - adding sci-fi elements to its tale of teenage life.School children Norimichi, Yuusuke, and Junichi want to know if fireworks look round or flat from the side. They make a plan to find the answer at a fireworks display, while classmate Nazuna schemes to run away with whoever wins a swimming race at the pool.