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.

Cast (52)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

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

M

Michisuke Kashiwaya

Hiroshi

A

Atsuki Ueda

Reiko

K

Koichi Shigehisa

Trainer

Masami Shimojō

Yakuza Chairman

Y

Yoshitaka Ôtsuka

Short-hair Delinquent

Kanji Tsuda

Kazuo

Yojin Hino

Taxi Office Worker

Ren Osugi

Taxi Passenger

B

Baiken Jukkanji

Yakuza

Makoto Ashikawa

Teacher Hashida

Sei Hiraizumi

Scale Company Boss

Yoshiyuki Morishita

Man in the Restaurant

K

Koutarou Yoshida

Eagle Asuka

Seiji Kurasaki

Senior Friend at a Gym

Matsumi Fuku

Movie Theater Clerk

Kojun Ito

Teacher with Glasses

Takao Toji

Man on Bicycle

Kyosuke Yabe

Hanayama

M

Motoharu Tamura

Ramen Shop Owner

K

Koji Kitakawa

High School Student

Kankuro Kudo

High School Student

P

Peking Genji

Classmate

K

Kazuki Oh

Sr. Hashida

S

Shintarô Hasegawa

Classmate

K

Koji Koike

Boxing Trainee

Hirokazu Inoue

Vagrant

Hajime Tanimoto

Teacher

Rome Kanda

Snack Boy

S

Satoru Abe

Yakuza Guard

T

Takeshi Azuma

Boxing Trainee

K

Kentarô Fuchigami

Impressed Man

Takashi Hagino

Classmate

Y

Yoshiko Sekino

Classmate

Hajime Taniguchi

Hiroshi's Man

Hikaru Ishii

Assistant Boxer

K

Kyohhei Mita

Shinji's Opponent

M

Masanori Miura

Champion's Opponent

K

Kazuyuki Senba

Yakuza Boss

H

Hiromi Kikai

Taxi Customer

J

Jumbo Sugita

Big Man

Y

Yasushi Sakagami

Bully (uncredited)

Satomi Korogi

Classmate (uncredited)

E

Emiko Onda

Ramen Shop Lady

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