Kids Return

Jul 27, 1996

1h 47m

★ 6.9

We haven't even started.

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

Bandai Visual

Office Kitano

Ohta Publishing

Kids Return Trailers

Cast

Masaru

Ken Kaneko

Shinji

Masanobu Ando

Homeroom Teacher

Leo Morimoto

Boxing Club Manager

Hatsuo Yamaya

Sachiko's Mother

Mitsuko Oka

Sachiko

Yuko Daike

Local Yakuza Chief

Ryo Ishibashi

No. 2 in Local Gang

Susumu Terajima

Hayashi

Moro Morooka

Hiroshi

Michisuke Kashiwaya

Reiko

Atsuki Ueda

Trainer

Koichi Shigehisa

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