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

A group of sixth-grade boys spend a summer day debating whether fireworks appear round or flat depending on the perspective. As the annual fireworks festival approaches, they seek a definitive answer to their argument. Simultaneously, their classmate Nazuna struggles with the separation of her parents and considers running away with one of the boys.

Directed and written by Shunji Iwai, this Japanese drama and romance marks the first of 16 films in the director's career, preceding the 1995 film Love Letter. The cast features Megumi Okina as Nazuna Oikawa, Yuta Yamazaki as Norimichi Shimada, and Takayuki Sorita as Yusuke Azumi, along with Kenji Kohashi, Kuniko Asagi, and Ken Mitsuishi. Produced by Nippon Herald Films and Herald Ace, the movie has a runtime of 50 minutes.

The film has received positive responses from viewers. It holds a rating of 7/10 on IMDb based on 788 votes and a rating of 7.1/10 on TMDB from 41 votes.