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Get ready for some ‘Fireworks’ tonight, Saturday

Dan Webster

Fans of Japanese animation remember Makoto Shinkai's 2016 film "Your Name," which told a story of two young teenagers who — in a twist of interwoven fate — end up switching bodies. The comic, and not so comic, experiences they then face are a prelude to their ultimately — maybe — finding each other when the situation gets corrected.

So, get ready for a similar venture, presented by the same producer, tonight and Saturday when another Japanese animated fantasy comes to local screens (an earlier screening was held on Tuesday). "Fireworks, Should We See It From the Side or the Bottom," a film co-directed by Akiyuki Shinbô and Nobuyuki Takeuchi, will screen again at 7 tonight and at 12:55 p.m. Saturday at Regal Cinemas theaters at Northtown Mall and Coeur d'Alene's Riverstone Stadium.

Tonight's screening will be in original language (with English subtitles), while Saturday's will be dubbed.

The film involves a teenage girl who draws the attention of two boys, classmates and best friends who vie for the girl's attention. A magic orb enters the scene, allowing the characters to play with time. And maybe make their lives better.

And who hasn't wished for such a magical object at least once in their lives?