Overview
- Yoshitoshi Shinomiya’s feature debut premiered in the Berlin Film Festival’s main competition, a rare slot for an animated film.
- Critics commend the painterly look and hybrid craft, while many describe the screenplay and character work as thin or muddled.
- The story follows friends confronting the threatened demolition of a family fireworks workshop, anchored by the symbolic “Shuhari” display.
- Made by a small team, the film pairs Shinomiya’s traditional-arts background with stop-motion segments contributed by France’s Studio Miyu.
- Reviews note a brisk 75–76 minute runtime and a principal voice cast of Riku Hagiwara, Kotone Furukawa and Miyu Irino.