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Kids Return

Kids Return

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Part of Kids Return

1996•1h 47m•6.9/10
DramaCrime

Ratings

🎬TMDb
6.9/10(335)

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.

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Production

Bandai Visual, Office Kitano, Ohta Publishing

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Ken Kaneko

Ken Kaneko

Masaru

Masanobu Ando

Masanobu Ando

Shinji

Leo Morimoto

Leo Morimoto

Homeroom Teacher

Hatsuo Yamaya

Hatsuo Yamaya

Boxing Club Manager

Mitsuko Oka

Mitsuko Oka

Sachiko's Mother

Yuko Daike

Yuko Daike

Sachiko

Ryo Ishibashi

Ryo Ishibashi

Local Yakuza Chief

Susumu Terajima

Susumu Terajima

No. 2 in Local Gang

Moro Morooka

Moro Morooka

Hayashi

Michisuke Kashiwaya

Hiroshi

Atsuki Ueda

Reiko

Koichi Shigehisa

Trainer

Masami Shimojō

Masami Shimojō

Yakuza Chairman

Yoshitaka Ôtsuka

Short-hair Delinquent

Kanji Tsuda

Kanji Tsuda

Kazuo

Yojin Hino

Yojin Hino

Taxi Office Worker

Ren Osugi

Ren Osugi

Taxi Passenger

Baiken Jukkanji

Yakuza

Makoto Ashikawa

Makoto Ashikawa

Teacher Hashida

Sei Hiraizumi

Sei Hiraizumi

Scale Company Boss

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