Fireworks
Seen it?2017 | 90 min | Animation, Romance, Fantasy, Drama
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (43% on Rotten Tomatoes) and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics, fantasy fans and animation lovers. If you loved The Crow or South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, start here.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic, feel-good.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 30 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
43% on Rotten Tomatoes, 40 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.6 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$27 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 39K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Nobuyuki Takeuchi, Akiyuki Shinbo
- Suzu HiroseNazuna Oikawa (voice)
- Masaki SudaNorimichi Shimada (voice)
- Mamoru MiyanoYūsuke Azumi (voice)
- Shintaro AsanumaJun'ichi (voice)
- Toshiyuki ToyonagaKazuhiro (voice)
- Yuki KajiMinoru (voice)
- Shin-ichiro MikiNazuna's Mother's Fiancé (voice)
- Kana HanazawaTeacher Miura (voice)
- Takahiro SakuraiTeacher Mitsuishi (voice)
- Michiko NeyaNorimichi's Mother (voice)