On September 9th, the day of the Katakai Fireworks Festival, high school student Hana comes home from the hospital after six months of treatment for leukemia. She then discovers that her older brother Taro has become a social recluse. Taro used to be tender, smart and proud of his younger sister, but now he even turns his back on her and stays in his room. With Hana's help Taro slowly opens up to the world again. Then, with winter approaching, Hana has a relapse with her leukemia. Taro comes to the hospital everyday to visit Hana and soon learns that the Katakai Fireworks Festival is a symbol of happiness for Hana. Taro then takes the initiative to make Hana happy and approaches the town's youth group once more for admittance.

Directed by: Masahiro Kunimoto
Written by: Masafumi Nishida
Release date: 2010-09-25
Runtime: 119 minutes
Cast:
Kengo Kora Kengo Kora
Taro Sudo 
Mitsuki Tanimura Mitsuki Tanimura
Hana Sudo 
Yoshiko Miyazaki Yoshiko Miyazaki
Tomoko Sudo 
Ren Osugi Ren Osugi
Kuniakira Sudo 
Saori Saori
Kayo Okazaki 
Hiroyuki Onoue Hiroyuki Onoue
Atsushi Kobayashi 
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Also known as:
  • Fireworks from the Heart