The anime film adaptation of internationally acclaimed Japanese director Shunji Iwai’s 1993 TV drama Uchiage Hanabi, Uekara Miruka Shitakara Miruka?/Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? opened in 298 theaters across Japan on August 18, delivering 295 million yen from the 220,000 ticket sales in its opening weekend.
“Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?”
Uchiage Hanabi earned a good 170 million yen in its opening day, but failed to draw the same amount of audience on Sunday.