Kids Return (1996)
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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.
Date Released :1996-07-27
Votes : 350
6.9
0107 Minutes
Main Actors
Masanobu Ando
Shinji
Ken Kaneko
Masaru
Leo Morimoto
Homeroom Teacher
Hatsuo Yamaya
Boxing Club Manager
Mitsuko Oka
Sachiko's Mother
Yuko Daike
Sachiko
Ryo Ishibashi
Local Yakuza Chief
Susumu Terajima
No. 2 in Local Gang
Moro Morooka
Hayashi
Masami Shimojō
Yakuza Chairman
Kanji Tsuda
Kazuo
Yojin Hino
Taxi Office Worker
Ren Osugi
Taxi Passenger
Makoto Ashikawa
Teacher Hashida
Sei Hiraizumi
Scale Company Boss
Reviews1
badelf
Written on 2026-09-08T03:41:27Z
**Summary: 7/10: an unforced, wryly funny meditation on failure, and Kitano's most tender work, arguing that a life spent circling is not the same thing as a life wasted.** Two boys ride one bicycle in slow circles ...