Previously, Encore Films announced that the animated film Fireworks, Should We See It From the Side or the Bottom? (Uchiage Hanabi, Shita kara Miru ka? Yoko kara Miru ka?) will premiere on 1 November 2017 in Indonesia. Later, on their social media account, two cinema chains in Indonesia, CGV Cinemas Indonesia and Cinemaxx, confirmed that they will show Fireworks at their cinemas. CGV also announced on their Twitter that they will held a special pre-screening on Thursday (26/10).
Anime lovers, bersiap! #Fireworks tayang mulai 1 November 2017 di CGV! pic.twitter.com/eHO4FhQNRL
— CGV Cinemas (@CGV_ID) October 23, 2017
“Anime lovers, prepare yourself! #Fireworks will be screened from 1 November on CGV!“
Mulai 1 November FIREWORKS tayang di Cinemaxx! Kamu suka film anime? Pastikan kamu nonton film ini ya! pic.twitter.com/WmWXtSAovw
— Cinépolis Indonesia (@cinepolisID) October 25, 2017
“From 1 November FIREWORKS will be screened on Cinemaxx! Do you like anime? Make sure to watch this film!“
On Thursday (26/10), Encore films also released Fireworks trailer with Indonesian and English subtitle.
Directed by Nobuyuki Akeuchi, Uchiage Hanabi tells the story of a group of boys who try to see a fireworks display from the town lighthouse, to see if fireworks looked round or flat when seen from the side. Meanwhile, one of those boys, Norimichi, receives an invitation from his crush Nazuna to run away with her. The animated feature is based of Shunji Iwai’s 1993 live action film with the same name. Akiyuki Shinbou (Bakemonogatari, Puella Magi Madoka Magica) is listed as chief diretor while Hitoshi Oone (live action Bakuman) wrote the script.
The original Uchiage Hanabi was first aired on Fuji TV in 1993 as a part of omnibus live-action drama series If Moshimo. The film eventually received a theatrical release on 12 August 1995. The original film was also screened at Tokyo International Film Festival on 28 October 2016.
The Indonesian Anime Times
