Fireworks from the Heart (2010)

Plot Summary

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.

Full Cast & Characters

Kengo Kora

Taro Sudo

Mitsuki Tanimura

Hana Sudo

Yoshiko Miyazaki

Tomoko Sudo

Ren Osugi

Kuniakira Sudo

Saori

Kayo Okazaki

Hiroyuki Onoue

Atsushi Kobayashi

Rei Okamoto

Kasumi Tejima

Ryuta Sato

Arima

Kuranosuke Sasaki

Sekiyama

Sansei Shiomi

Kubo

Ayame Goriki

Hiromi Hayase

Kōko Mori

Nomoto Chizuru

Director & Crew

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