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.
Fun facts
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Box office
Made on a $125K budget
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Collection
Part of Kids Return
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Music
Music by Joe Hisaishi
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Katsumi Yanagishima
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Takeshi KitanoWriter
- Original title
- キッズ・リターン
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- July 27, 1996
- Original language
- Japanese
- Budget
- $125K
- Countries
- Japan
- Collection
- Kids Return
Production
Cast
Masanobu AndoShinji
Ken KanekoMasaru
Leo MorimotoHomeroom Teacher
Hatsuo YamayaBoxing Club Manager
Mitsuko OkaSachiko's Mother
Yuko DaikeSachiko
Ryo IshibashiLocal Yakuza Chief
Susumu TerajimaNo. 2 in Local Gang
Moro MorookaHayashi- Michisuke KashiwayaHiroshi
- Atsuki UedaReiko
- Koichi ShigehisaTrainer
Masami ShimojōYakuza Chairman- Yoshitaka ÔtsukaShort-hair Delinquent
Kanji TsudaKazuo
Yojin HinoTaxi Office Worker
Ren OsugiTaxi Passenger- Baiken JukkanjiYakuza
Makoto AshikawaTeacher Hashida
Sei HiraizumiScale Company Boss
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