Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?
1995 49m movie Film Japan

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?

Synopsis

打ち上げ花火、下から見るか?横から見るか?

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.

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Romance + Drama in Japan

270 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Romance and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? itself).

The 1994–1996 Japan Window

Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? holds position #61 of 143 Japan films in the 1994–1996 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Romeo and the Black Brothers
    #1

    Romeo and the Black Brothers

    ★ 8.9 · 1995
  2. Furuhata Ninzaburo
    #2

    Furuhata Ninzaburo

    ★ 8.8 · 1994
  3. Neon Genesis Evangelion
    #3

    Neon Genesis Evangelion

    ★ 8.6 · 1995
  4. Long Vacation
    #4

    Long Vacation

    ★ 8.6 · 1996
  5. Rurouni Kenshin
    #5

    Rurouni Kenshin

    ★ 8.5 · 1996
  6. Magic Knight Rayearth
    #6

    Magic Knight Rayearth

    ★ 8.5 · 1994
  7. Hell Teacher Nube
    #7

    Hell Teacher Nube

    ★ 8.4 · 1996
  8. Martian Successor Nadesico
    #8

    Martian Successor Nadesico

    ★ 8.4 · 1996

The 1990s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Japan, 447 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? premiered alongside 59 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 59 other Japan films in 1995.

The 1028th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

24
Reviews
42nd
Review-volume percentile
42nd
Popularity percentile

24 audience reviews — more than 42% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 42th percentile among Japan films.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • fireworks · 5
  • what if · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • rural area · 26
  • first love · 23
  • summer · 13

Reception Benchmarks

7.1
TMDB Rating
24
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,009 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (56th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among Japan Romance productions specifically: #156 of 406 (top 38%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesNippon Herald Films, Herald Ace
Runtime49m
Release DateAugust 12, 1995
IMDbtt0217862