Kids Return
1996Shinji 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.
Acted in
Ken Kaneko
as Masaru
Masanobu Ando
as Shinji
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
Atsuki Ueda
as Reiko
Koichi Shigehisa
as Trainer
Masami Shimojō
as Yakuza Chairman
Yoshitaka Ôtsuka
as Short-hair Delinquent
Kanji Tsuda
as Kazuo
Yojin Hino
as Taxi Office Worker
Ren Osugi
as Taxi Passenger
Baiken Jukkanji
as Yakuza
Makoto Ashikawa
as Teacher Hashida
Sei Hiraizumi
as Scale Company Boss
Yoshiyuki Morishita
as Man in the Restaurant
Koutarou Yoshida
as Eagle Asuka
Seiji Kurasaki
as Senior Friend at a Gym
Matsumi Fuku
as Movie Theater Clerk
Kôjun Itô
as Teacher with Glasses
Takao Toji
as Man on Bicycle
Kyosuke Yabe
as Hanayama
Motoharu Tamura
as Ramen Shop Owner
Koji Kitakawa
as High School Student
Kankuro Kudo
as High School Student
Peking Genji
as Classmate
Kazuki Oh
as Sr. Hashida
Shintarô Hasegawa
as Classmate
Koji Koike
as Boxing Trainee
Hirokazu Inoue
as Vagrant
Emiko Onda
as Ramen Shop Lady
Hajime Tanimoto
as Teacher
Rome Kanda
as Snack Boy
Satoru Abe
as Yakuza Guard
Takeshi Azuma
as Boxing Trainee
Kentarô Fuchigami
as Impressed Man
Takashi Hagino
as Classmate
Yoshiko Sekino
as Classmate
Hajime Taniguchi
as Hiroshi's Man
Hikaru Ishii
as Assistant Boxer
Kankurô Kudô
as Delinquent
Kyohhei Mita
as Shinji's Opponent
Masanori Miura
as Champion's Opponent
Kazuyuki Senba
as Yakuza Boss
Hiromi Kikai
as Taxi Customer
Jumbo Sugita
as Big Man
Yasushi Sakagami
as Bully (uncredited)
Satomi Korogi
as Classmate (uncredited)