29th Tokyo International Film Festival | Fireworks, Should We See it from the Side or the Bottom?

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Director in Focus: Shunji Iwai

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? ]

Director: Shunji Iwai

Youth Drama

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Schedule & Ticket

Notification of Ticket Sales Restart from 12:00PM Today

Roppongi Hills Arena

10/28 12:00- (50min)

Admission Free Open-Air Cinema Arena

SOLD OUT

Situation of seats

◎：Still seats available △：Only few seats left
✕：Tickets for Primary Sales are sold out

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Introduction

School children Norimichi (Yuta Yamazaki), Yusuke (Takayuki Sorita), and Junichi (Kenji Kohashi) want to know if fireworks look round or flat from the side. They make a plan to find the answer at a firework display, while Nazuna (Megumi Okina) schemes to run away with Norimichi or Yusuke, whoever wins at the pool.

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Director	Shunji Iwai Born in 1963, Shunji Iwai began his directing career in 1988 with commercials, music videos, and TV dramas. His cinematic style and vision came to be known as the “Iwai Aesthetic”. In 1995, he scored a huge hit across Asia with Love Letter. Other major works include Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? (Uchiage Hanabi, Shita kara Miruka? Yoko kara Miruka?) (1993), Swallowtail Butterfly (1996), April Story (Shigatsu Monogatari) (1998), All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001), Hana and Alice (2004), Vampire (2012), and The Case of Hana & Alice (2015). His latest work is A Bride for Rip Van Winkle (2016).
Staff	Director/Original Novel/Screenplay : Shunji Iwai Assistant Director : Yuji Higaki Assistant Director : Isao Yukisada Lighting : Koji Kanaya Music : REMEDIOS Planning : Jiro Komaki Planning : Takashi Ishihara Producer : Izumi Harada
Cast	Yuta Yamazaki Megumi Okina Takayuki Sorita Randy Heavens Kenji Kohashi Kenji Sakuragi Kuniko Asagi
Website

50min. Color Japanese [Subtitled in English] ｜ 1993 JAPAN ｜

TIFF Online Ticket

Online Reservation
Ticket will be available through smart phone / tablet / PC.

Service Hours: 24 hours a day
Until 20 min. after the last screening on Nov. 3 Thu

TIFF Ticket Information Center

Inquiry Form: inquiry.tiff-ticket.net

Toll-free number: 0120-656-339（10:00-19:00/ daily）
Number: 050-3786-0368　(12:00-18:00/ daily)

Telephone Reservation
An operator will assist your purchase.

Number: 050-3786-8066

Service Hours: Until Oct. 29 Sat
10:00am～20:00pm everyday

Reservation is acceptable until 5 days before screening day.

Sales at TIFF Ticket Center from Oct. 25 Tue

TIFF Ticket Center （Roppongi Hills 2F O-YANE PLAZA）

Service Hours: Oct. 25 Sat～Nov. 3 Thu
from 9:30am until 20 min. after the start of the venue's last screening of the day.

Tickets for EX Theater Roppongi can be purchased at the ticket sales counter located at TIFF Ticket Center.

All-night screening tickets are also available at the temporary ticket sales counter at the theater after TIFF Ticket Center is closed.

Contact

TIFF Ticket Information Center

Number : 050-3786-0368
An operator will assist your purchase.

Service Hours : 12:00pm～18:00pm

Out of service on Saturday, Sunday and public holidays. Abailable all day during TIFF.

Notes

* Tickets are not refundable, exchangeable or replaceable in event of loss.

* Purchase of Opening/Closing/Special Screenings/Tokyo Grand Prix Winner Screening+Award Ceremony tickets are limited to 2 tickets per person. The other screenings are limited to 4 tickets per person.

* The Tokyo Metropolitan Government's Ordiance for Healthy Youth Development prohibits individuals under age of 18 from being at theaters from 23:00 to 4:00. This also applies when these individuals are accompanied by a parent or guardian.

* Screenings at TIFF are not eligible for Cinemileage (TOHO CINEMAS mileage).

* TIFF tickets are not eligible for parking services at any of the venues.