Feature2017·90m·6.6

Fireworks

If only I could return to that moment.

AnimationRomanceFantasyDrama

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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Cast

Suzu Hirose

Nazuna Oikawa (voice)

Masaki Suda

Norimichi Shimada (voice)

Mamoru Miyano

Yūsuke Azumi (voice)

Shintaro Asanuma

Jun'ichi (voice)

Toshiyuki Toyonaga

Kazuhiro (voice)

Yuki Kaji

Minoru (voice)

Shin-ichiro Miki

Nazuna's Mother's Fiancé (voice)

Kana Hanazawa

Teacher Miura (voice)

Takahiro Sakurai

Teacher Mitsuishi (voice)

Michiko Neya

Norimichi's Mother (voice)

Nobuo Tobita

Norimichi's Father (voice)

Mitsuru Miyamoto

Yūsuke's Father (voice)

Fumihiko Tachiki

Pyrotechnician (voice)

Takako Matsu

Nazuna's Mother (voice)

Jun Inoue

Announcer (voice)

Tarusuke Shingaki

Food Stall Owner (voice)

Chiwa Saito

Nurse (voice)

Yu Shimamura

Nurse (voice)

Atsumi Tanezaki

Reporter (voice)

Yuumi Hirota

Student (voice)

Details

Status: Released
Original language: Japanese
Languages: Japanese
Budget: —
Revenue: $26.6M
Age rating: —
Quality: 4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production: SHAFTAniplexjekiLawson EntertainmentTOHOTOY'S FACTORY

Crew

Director

Nobuyuki Takeuchi

Writers

Hitoshi One, Shunji Iwai

Nobuyuki Takeuchi

Production Design

Rei Egami

Director of Photography

Takayuki Aizu

Director of Photography

Tasuku Ozu

Director of Photography

Satoru Kosaki

Original Music Composer

Rie Matsubara

Editor

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Reviews

Alunauwie

9/23/2025

7.0

Fireworks is a unique anime adaptation of Shunji Iwai’s 1995 live-action film, blending teen romance with time-travel themes and layered symbolism. Although the animation quality feels underwhelming for a theatrical release, the film redeems itself through a meaningful soundtrack and emotionally charged storytelling. Through Norimichi's repeated returns to moments of regret, viewers are invited to question whether his experiences are alternate realities—or simply vivid escapes from guilt and loss. Read the full review here: (Indonesian version : alunauwie.com)