Fireworks

Fireworks

2017 · 90 min · JA · PG-13 · 6.6 (379 votes)
Dir. Nobuyuki Takeuchi, Akiyuki Shinbo · Starring Suzu Hirose, Masaki Suda, Mamoru Miyano, Shintaro Asanuma, Toshiyuki Toyonaga, Yuki Kaji · Music Satoru Kosaki · いわい しゅんじ Collection

“If only I could return to that moment.”

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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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A poignant, visually stunning anime that captures the bittersweet ache of summer youth. It's a melancholic dive into memory and the ephemeral nature of friendship, leaving a lingering sense of wonder and sadness.

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