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.
as Taro Sudo
as Hana Sudo
as Tomoko Sudo
as Kuniakira Sudo
as Kayo Okazaki
as Atsushi Kobayashi
as Kasumi Tejima
as Arima
as Sekiyama
as Kubo
as Hiromi Hayase
as Nomoto Chizuru
as Nakahara
as Fujisawa
