Kids Return (1996)
Kids Return (1996)
We haven't even started.
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.

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Cast

Ken Kaneko Ken Kaneko As: Masaru
Masanobu Ando Masanobu Ando As: Shinji
Leo Morimoto Leo Morimoto As: Homeroom Teacher
Hatsuo Yamaya Hatsuo Yamaya As: Boxing Club Manager
Mitsuko Oka Mitsuko Oka As: Sachiko's Mother
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: We haven't even started.
Certification: U

Details

Genres: Drama, Crime

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 27 July 1996

Country: JP

Runtime: 107m

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Company Credits

Company: Bandai Visual, Office Kitano, Ohta Publishing

Budget: $125,000

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Cast

Ken Kaneko

Ken Kaneko

Masaru

Masanobu Ando

Masanobu Ando

Shinji

Leo Morimoto

Leo Morimoto

Homeroom Teacher

Hatsuo Yamaya

Hatsuo Yamaya

Boxing Club Manager

Mitsuko Oka

Mitsuko Oka

Sachiko's Mother

Yuko Daike

Yuko Daike

Sachiko

Ryo Ishibashi

Ryo Ishibashi

Local Yakuza Chief

Susumu Terajima

Susumu Terajima

No. 2 in Local Gang

Moro Morooka

Moro Morooka

Hayashi

Michisuke Kashiwaya

Michisuke Kashiwaya

Hiroshi

Atsuki Ueda

Atsuki Ueda

Reiko

Koichi Shigehisa

Koichi Shigehisa

Trainer

Masami Shimojō

Masami Shimojō

Yakuza Chairman

Yoshitaka Ôtsuka

Yoshitaka Ôtsuka

Short-hair Delinquent

Kanji Tsuda

Kanji Tsuda

Kazuo

Yojin Hino

Yojin Hino

Taxi Office Worker

Ren Osugi

Ren Osugi

Taxi Passenger

Baiken Jukkanji

Baiken Jukkanji

Yakuza

Makoto Ashikawa

Makoto Ashikawa

Teacher Hashida

Sei Hiraizumi

Sei Hiraizumi

Scale Company Boss

Yoshiyuki Morishita

Yoshiyuki Morishita

Man in the Restaurant

Koutarou Yoshida

Koutarou Yoshida

Eagle Asuka

Seiji Kurasaki

Seiji Kurasaki

Senior Friend at a Gym

Matsumi Fuku

Matsumi Fuku

Movie Theater Clerk

Kôjun Itô

Kôjun Itô

Teacher with Glasses

Takao Toji

Takao Toji

Man on Bicycle

Kyosuke Yabe

Kyosuke Yabe

Hanayama

Motoharu Tamura

Motoharu Tamura

Ramen Shop Owner

Koji Kitakawa

Koji Kitakawa

High School Student

Kankuro Kudo

Kankuro Kudo

High School Student

Peking Genji

Peking Genji

Classmate

Kazuki Oh

Kazuki Oh

Sr. Hashida

Shintarô Hasegawa

Shintarô Hasegawa

Classmate

Koji Koike

Koji Koike

Boxing Trainee

Hirokazu Inoue

Hirokazu Inoue

Vagrant

Emiko Onda

Emiko Onda

Ramen Shop Lady

Hajime Tanimoto

Hajime Tanimoto

Teacher

Rome Kanda

Rome Kanda

Snack Boy

Satoru Abe

Satoru Abe

Yakuza Guard

Takeshi Azuma

Takeshi Azuma

Boxing Trainee

Kentarô Fuchigami

Kentarô Fuchigami

Impressed Man

Takashi Hagino

Takashi Hagino

Classmate

Yoshiko Sekino

Yoshiko Sekino

Classmate

Hajime Taniguchi

Hajime Taniguchi

Hiroshi's Man

Hikaru Ishii

Hikaru Ishii

Assistant Boxer

Kankurô Kudô

Kankurô Kudô

Delinquent

Kyohhei Mita

Kyohhei Mita

Shinji's Opponent

Masanori Miura

Masanori Miura

Champion's Opponent

Kazuyuki Senba

Kazuyuki Senba

Yakuza Boss

Hiromi Kikai

Hiromi Kikai

Taxi Customer

Jumbo Sugita

Jumbo Sugita

Big Man

Yasushi Sakagami

Yasushi Sakagami

Bully (uncredited)

Satomi Korogi

Satomi Korogi

Classmate (uncredited)

Directed By

Takeshi Kitano

Takeshi Kitano

Director

Hiroshi Shimizu

Hiroshi Shimizu

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Michio Miyauchi

Michio Miyauchi

Hairstylist

Sound

Joe Hisaishi

Joe Hisaishi

Original Music Composer

Masashi Furuya

Masashi Furuya

Sound Assistant

Senji Horiuchi

Senji Horiuchi

Sound

Yukio Hokari

Yukio Hokari

Sound Effects Editor

Masahiko Okase

Masahiko Okase

Sound Effects Editor

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Hitoshi Takaya

Hitoshi Takaya

Assistant Camera

Katsumi Yanagijima

Katsumi Yanagijima

Director of Photography

Lighting

Art Department

Norihiro Isoda

Norihiro Isoda

Art Direction

Tatsuo Ozeki

Tatsuo Ozeki

Set Decoration

Hirohide Shibata

Hirohide Shibata

Production Design

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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