Kids Return (1996)
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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.
- Released: 1996-07-27
- Genres: Drama, Crime
- Runtime: 1h 47m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 346 votes
Directed by Takeshi Kitano.
Top cast
- Masanobu Ando as Shinji
- Ken Kaneko as Masaru
- 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
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