Kids Return (1996)
Original title: キッズ・リターン
Kids Return is a 1996 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Takeshi Kitano, with a running time of 1h 47m. It stars Ken Kaneko, Masanobu Ando and Leo Morimoto.
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.
Official site
http://www.office-kitano.co.jp/contents/MOVIE/WORK/sixth.html
Cast
- Ken Kaneko as Masaru
- Masanobu Ando as Shinji
- Leo Morimoto as Homeroom Teacher
- Hatsuo Yamaya as Boxing Club Manager
- Mitsuko Oka as Sachiko's Mother
- Yuko Daike as Sachiko
- Ryo Ishibashi as Local Yakuza Chief
- Susumu Terajima as No. 2 in Local Gang
- Moro Morooka as Hayashi
- Michisuke Kashiwaya as Hiroshi
- Atsuki Ueda as Reiko
- Koichi Shigehisa as Trainer