Takeshi: Childhood Days

Jan 12, 1990

1h 59m

★ 7.2

Overview

A story of childhood life during wartime Japan. Takeshi, the intelligent son of a fisherman, is the schoolyard bully. When his cousin comes to stay with his family to avoid bombing raids, Takeshi at first treats him well, then begins bullying him too. Takeshi eventually loses his position of leadership.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

TOHO

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Cast

Shinji Kazama

Tetsuya Fujita

Takeshi Ohara

Yuji Horioka

Futoshi Tanabe

Katsuhisa Yamazaki

Kensuke Sudo

Noritake Kobinata

Minako Saiki

Atsuko Koyama

Shizue Kazama (Shinji's mother)

Shima Iwashita

Shusaku Kazama (Shinji's father)

Toshiyuki Hosokawa

Kazama Masa (Shinji's grandmother)

Mitsue Suzuki

Tatsuo Kazama (Uncle of Shinji)

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Kazama Shige (Aunt of Shinji)

Kazuyo Mita

Takeno Grandfather

Saburo Date

Father of Noh

Nobutaka Masutomi

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