Uchiage hanabi, shita kara miru ka? Yoko kara miru ka?
IMDb ID: tt0217862 · Year: 1993 · Rating: 7.0 (793 votes)
Genres: Fantasy
On the day when a fireworks display is planned, Norimichi, Yusuke, and their friends at school in a Japanese seaside town cannot agree whether or not fireworks are "flat" or "round" when they explode in the sky. With her parents d...
IMDb Details
Content TypeTVEpisodeAlternate TitlesUnited Kingdom: Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?
United States: Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?
World-wide: Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? (English)
Hong Kong: Fireworks (English, video box title)
Brazil: Fogos de Artifício
Hong Kong: Jinfaa (Cantonese, video box title)
Japan: Skyrockets, Watch from Below? Watch from the Side? (informal literal English title)
Japan: Uchiage hanabi, shita kara miru ka? Yoko kara miru ka?: New Color Grading (promotional title)
Japan: Uchiage hanabi, shita kara miru ka? Yoko kara miru ka?: Third Edition (DVD box title)
Hong Kong: Yanhua (Mandarin, video box title)
Russia: Фейерверк
Japan: 打ち上げ花火、下から見るか？横から見るか？ (Japanese)
China: 烟花 (Mandarin)
ФейерверкRelease Date1993-08-26Runtime45 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews3Critic Reviews3Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapaneseKeywordsfireworks
skyrocket
adolescent
boy
girlFilming LocationsIioka Station, Asahi, Chiba, JapanProduction CompaniesFuji Television Network (Fuji TV)
Kyodo TelevisionOfficial SitesRockwell Eyes (Japan) - http://iwaiff.com/works10_en.phpIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217862/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/02/tt0217862.jpgUpdated At2025-04-07T23:21:13
Stars
Tamori
Yûta Yamazaki
Megumi Okina
Takayuki Sorita
Kuniko Asagi
Yoshikazu Ebisu
Kanako Fukaura
Randy Havens
Mitsuko Ishii
Fushimasa Kobayashi
Full Cast & Crew
[Cast Group]
Actor: Tamori | Character: Storyteller
Actor: Yûta Yamazaki | Character: Norimichi
Actor: Megumi Okina | Character: Nazuna
Actor: Takayuki Sorita | Character: Yûsuke
Actor: Kuniko Asagi | Character: Miura Sensei
Actor: Yoshikazu Ebisu | Character: Roten no kyaku
Actor: Kanako Fukaura | Character: Norimichi no haha
Actor: Randy Havens | Character: Kazuhiro
Actor: Mitsuko Ishii | Character: Nazuna no haha
Actor: Fushimasa Kobayashi | Character: Move oden stew restaurant cheff
Actor: Kenji Kohashi | Character: Jun'ichi
Actor: Reiki Koyama | Character: Makoto
Actor: Ken Mitsuishi | Character: Teacher
Actor: Yôko Nakajima | Character: Uketsuke no kangofu
Actor: Toshiya Sakai | Character: Yasu-san
Actor: Kento Sakuragi | Character: Minoru
Actor: Tomoroo Taguchi | Character: Yûsuke no chichi
Actor: Hajime Yamazaki | Character: Norimichi no chichi
[Directors Group]
Name: Shunji Iwai | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: Shunji Iwai | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Izumi Harada | Role: Producer
Name: Takashi Ishihara | Role: Producer
Name: Jirô Komaki | Role: Producer
Name: Tetsuya Kuroda | Role: Producer
Name: Kazuyuki Morosawa | Role: Producer
[Music Group]
Name: Remedios | Role: Composer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: Kôji Kanaya | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Akihiro Kawamura | Role: Cinematographer
[Editing Group]
Name: Ichirô Saen | Role: Editor
[Art Direction Group]
Name: Machi Tsuge | Role: Art Director
[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Nakamura Shunsuke | Role: Set Decorator
[Costume Design Group]
Name: Chikae Takahashi | Role: Costume Designer
[Assistant Directors]
Name: Yûji Higaki | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Tsuyoshi Shimada | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Isao Yukisada | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
[Sound Department]
Name: Tatsurô Kitamura | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kaoru Ogata | Role: Sound Department
[Visual Effects]
Name: Takao Momozono | Role: Visual Effects
[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Hiroshi Minakata | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Masafumi Seike | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Hiroyuki Sumida | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Katsuyuki Kinoshita | Role: Costume Department
Name: Rie Kodaira | Role: Costume Department
Name: Eri Koyama | Role: Costume Department
[Editorial Department]
Name: Mamoru Iizuka | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Hironobu Inoue | Role: Editorial Department
[Music Department]
Name: Kuniaki Haishima | Role: Music Department
Name: Hirotaka Kobori | Role: Music Department
Trailers
IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217862/videogallery/
Release Schedule
Japan: August 26, 1993
Japan: August 12, 1995 (theatrical release)
Japan: August 7, 1999 (Third Edition, video premiere)
Hong Kong: June 30, 2006 (video premiere)
Japan: October 28, 2016 (Tokyo International Film Festival)
Japan: August 9, 2017 (New Color Grading, video premiere)
Awards
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Box Office
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