Kids Return
“We haven't even started.”
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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Part of Kids Return
2 films
Cast
53 people
Masanobu Ando
Shinji
Known for
Battle Royale
Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning
Kotaro Yoshida
Known for
Hanzawa Naoki
From Today, It's My Turn!!
Ken Kaneko
Masaru
Known for
Gokusen
Blade of the Immortal
Leo Morimoto
Homeroom Teacher
Known for
Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise
Forbidden Siren
Hatsuo Yamaya
Boxing Club Manager
Known for
Demons
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
Mitsuko Oka
Sachiko's Mother
Known for
Giri/Haji
Yuko Daike
Sachiko
Known for
Ju-on: The Curse 2
Kikujiro
Ryo Ishibashi
Local Yakuza Chief
Known for
Audition
Suicide Club
Susumu Terajima
No. 2 in Local Gang
Known for
When Marnie Was There
Fireworks
Moro Morooka
Hayashi
Known for
House of Ninjas
Ichi the Killer
Michisuke Kashiwaya
Hiroshi
Known for
Ley Lines
Dead or Alive
Atsuki Ueda
Reiko
Also in
Okane ga Nai!
Marusō kaizō jidōsha kyōshūjo
Takeshi Kitano Director · Joe Hisaishi Composer Katsumi Yanagijima Cinematographer
Budget $125K · First release July 27, 1996 · Produced in Japan
Box office
Budget
$125,000
Production
Bandai Visual
Production
Office Kitano
Production
Ohta Publishing
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
キッズ・リターン
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · July 27, 1996
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
April 2, 1997 · Theatrical
South Korea
September 28, 2000 · Theatrical
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