Movie·1996·1h 47m
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Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
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The Story
Original title: キッズ・リターン
Shinji and Masaru spend most of their school days harassing fellow classmates and playing pranks. They drop out and Shinji becomes a small-time boxer, while Masaru joins up with a local yakuza gang. However, the world is a tough place.
Producer
Takio Yoshida, Yasushi Tsuge
Cinematography
Katsumi Yanagijima
Music
Joe Hisaishi
Editor
Takeshi Kitano
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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Where to watch
Region: FR
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// cast
Cast
Ken Kaneko
Masaru
Masanobu Ando
Shinji
Leo Morimoto
Homeroom Teacher
Hatsuo Yamaya
Boxing Club Manager
Mitsuko Oka
Sachiko's Mother
Yuko Daike
Sachiko
Ryo Ishibashi
Local Yakuza Chief
Susumu Terajima
No. 2 in Local Gang
Moro Morooka
Hayashi
Michisuke Kashiwaya
Hiroshi
Atsuki Ueda
Reiko
Koichi Shigehisa
Trainer
Masami Shimojō
Yakuza Chairman
Yoshitaka Ôtsuka
Short-hair Delinquent
Kanji Tsuda
Kazuo
Yojin Hino
Taxi Office Worker
Ren Osugi
Taxi Passenger
Baiken Jukkanji
Yakuza
// crew
Crew
Takio Yoshida
Producer
Takeshi Kitano
Director, Editor, Writer
Yasushi Tsuge
Producer
Joe Hisaishi
Original Music Composer
Masayuki Mori
Producer
Katsumi Yanagijima
Director of Photography
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