Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? (If: Moshimo)

16th episode of the 1st season of If: Moshimo
"Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?"
If: Moshimo episode
Episode no.Season 1
Episode 16
Directed byShunji Iwai
Written byShunji Iwai
Featured musicRemedios
Cinematography byIchirō Chazono
Editing byKōji Kanaya
Original air dateAugust 26, 1993 (1993-08-26)
Running time45 minutes

Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? (打ち上げ花火、下から見るか? 横から見るか?, Uchiage Hanabi, Shita kara Miru ka? Yoko kara Miru ka?) is a 1993 Japanese youth drama television play written and directed by Shunji Iwai.[1] The play was originally produced for the drama anthology series If: Moshimo (if もしも) and broadcast as its sixteenth episode, on August 26, 1993. It was later re-edited for a theatrical release in Japanese cinemas on August 12, 1995.

Iwai later directed a feature-length documentary about the making of the original TV play, and it was adapted into the 2017 anime film directed by Akiyuki Shinbo and a novel written by Iwai, both released in 2017.

Plot

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.

Awards

Adaptation

  • Fireworks (2017)

References

  1. ^ "Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?". Dvdbeaver.com.
  • "Uchiage hanabi, shita kara miru ka? Yoko kara miru ka?" at IMDb
  • Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? (1995 film) at IMDb
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Shunji Iwai
Director
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  • Kyrie (2023)
Producer
  • Rainbow Song (2006)
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Documentaries
  • The Kids Who Wanted to View Fireworks from Another Perspective (1999)
  • 30 days with the Japanese National Football Team (2002)
  • The Kon Ichikawa Story (2006)
  • Friends After 3.11 (2011)
Music videos
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