Fireworks
5.6
“If only I could return to that moment.”
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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Part of いわい しゅんじ Collection
7 films
Cast
22 people
Suzu Hirose
Nazuna Oikawa (voice)
Known for
The Boy and the Beast
Human Vapor
Masaki Suda
Norimichi Shimada (voice)
Known for
The Boy and the Heron
Cube
Mamoru Miyano
Yūsuke Azumi (voice)
Known for
Death Note
Pokémon
Shintaro Asanuma
Jun'ichi (voice)
Known for
Tokyo Ghoul
Akame ga Kill!
Toshiyuki Toyonaga
Kazuhiro (voice)
Known for
Yuri!!! on Ice
Tokyo Ghoul
Yuki Kaji
Minoru (voice)
Known for
Attack on Titan
My Hero Academia
Shin'ichirou Miki
Nazuna's Mother's Fiancé (voice)
Known for
Dragon Ball Super
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Kana Hanazawa
Teacher Miura (voice)
Known for
Parasyte -the maxim-
Akame ga Kill!
Takahiro Sakurai
Teacher Mitsuishi (voice)
Known for
Naruto Shippūden
JUJUTSU KAISEN
Michiko Neya
Norimichi's Mother (voice)
Known for
Fullmetal Alchemist
Gurren Lagann
Nobuo Tobita
Norimichi's Father (voice)
Known for
Naruto Shippūden
DARLING in the FRANXX
Mitsuru Miyamoto
Yūsuke's Father (voice)
Known for
ERASED
Bungo Stray Dogs
Akiyuki Shinbo Director · Nobuyuki Takeuchi Director Hitoshi One Screenplay
Worldwide gross $27M · United States release July 4, 2018 · Produced in Japan
Box office
Worldwide gross
$26,617,621
Production
SHAFT
Production
Aniplex
Production
jeki
Production
Lawson Entertainment
Production
TOHO
Production
TOY'S FACTORY
Production
LINE
Production
KADOKAWA
Production
East Japan Marketing & Communications Inc.
Production
Lawson HMV Entertainment
Production
Toho Pictures, Inc.
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
打ち上げ花火、下から見るか？横から見るか？
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Germany · August 18, 2017
Digital
Japan · August 18, 2017
Theatrical
United States · July 4, 2018
Theatrical
United States · September 1, 2025
Digital · HBO Max
United States
October 20, 2017 · Premiere · Animation Is Film Festival
American Samoa
August 31, 2025 · Digital · HBO Max
Australia
October 5, 2018 · Theatrical
Austria
February 11, 2018 · Digital
Brazil
March 20, 2018 · Theatrical
China
December 1, 2017 · Theatrical
France
January 3, 2018 · Theatrical
Guam
September 1, 2025 · Digital · HBO Max
Hong Kong SAR China
September 28, 2017 · Theatrical
Ireland
November 15, 2017 · Digital
Italy
February 13, 2020 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
Northern Mariana Islands
September 1, 2025 · Digital · HBO Max
Puerto Rico
September 1, 2025 · Digital · HBO Max
South Korea
January 11, 2018 · Theatrical
Spain
September 22, 2017 · Premiere · Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival
October 14, 2017 · Premiere · Sitges Film Festival
April 20, 2018 · Theatrical
Taiwan
September 15, 2017 · Theatrical
Thailand
December 28, 2017 · Theatrical
U.S. Virgin Islands
September 1, 2025 · Digital · HBO Max
United Kingdom
October 15, 2017 · Premiere · Scotland Loves Anime
November 17, 2017 · Theatrical
Vietnam
November 10, 2017 · Theatrical
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