Kids Return (1996) Poster
MOVIEmeter
SEE RANK
Up 3,595 this week

Kids Return (1996)
"Kizzu ritân" (original title)

 -  Drama  -  27 July 1996 (Japan)
7.5
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 7.5/10 from 2,966 users  
Reviews: 15 user | 21 critic

Dropping out of high school, two friends at first find success, one as a up-and-coming boxer and one as a low level gangster. Yet, their life decisions still find a way of catching up on them.

Director:

Writer:

Stars:

, , |
0Check in
X Beta I'm Watching This!
Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends.
If your account is linked with Facebook and you have turned on sharing, this will show up in your activity feed. If not, you can turn on sharing here .
0Share...

Own it

Buy it at Amazon.com

Quick Links

Explore More
Show Less
Create a list »

User Lists

Related lists from IMDb users

Top movies of all time
a list of 618 titles created 25 Apr 2011
 
When You're Magnificent, You're Magnificent
a list of 98 titles created 20 Sep 2011
 
Movies I suggest you to watch if you haven't
a list of 66 titles created 30 Mar 2011
 
Good Movies (at least I think so)
a list of 420 titles created 07 Apr 2012
 
The 100 Favourite Films List
a list of 100 titles created 27 Jul 2011
 
See all related lists »

Connect with IMDb

Share this Rating

Title: Kids Return (1996)

Kids Return (1996) on IMDb 7.5/10

Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of Kids Return.
13 wins & 1 nomination. See more awards »

Photos

6 photos
Learn more

People who liked this also liked... 













◄ Prev 6 Next 6 ►

0 Next »
Nobody Knows (2004)
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.9/10 X  

In a small Tokyo apartment, 12-year-old Akira must care for his younger siblings after their mother leaves them and doesn't seem to be coming back.

Director: Hirokazu Koreeda
Stars: Yûya Yagira, Ayu Kitaura, Hiei Kimura
0 Next »
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8/10 X  

On an isolated lake, an old monk lives on a small floating temple. The wise master has also a young boy with him who learns to become a monk. And we watch as seasons and years pass by.

Director: Ki-duk Kim
Stars: Yeong-su Oh, Ki-duk Kim, Young-min Kim
0 Next »
Tony Takitani (2004)
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2/10 X  

When technical illustrator Tony Takitani asks his wife to resist her all-consuming obsession for designer clothes, the consequences are tragic.

Director: Jun Ichikawa
Stars: Issei Ogata, Rie Miyazawa, Shinohara Takahumi
0 Next »
Tokyo Story (1953)
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.2/10 X  

An old couple visit their children and grandchildren in the city; but the children have little time for them.

Director: Yasujirô Ozu
Stars: Chishû Ryû, Chieko Higashiyama, Setsuko Hara
0 Next »
People on the Alps (1942)
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X  

Mail author for translation. Kodos hegycsucsok, fekete fenyvesek vilagaban el a havasok nehezsorsu nepe. Csutak Gergely favago nyomorusagos eletet felesege irant erzett nagy szerelme es ... See full summary »

Director: István Szöts
Stars: Alice Szellay, János Görbe, Péterke Ferency
0 Next »
Bright Future (2003)
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.9/10 X  

Two young guys work in a plant that manufactures oshibori (those moist hand-towels found in some Japanese restaurants). Their weird bond is based on uncontrollable rage--something neither ... See full summary »

Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Stars: Jô Odagiri, Tadanobu Asano, Tatsuya Fuji
0 Next »
Tokyo Sonata (2008)
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.5/10 X  

An ordinary Japanese family slowly disintegrates after its patriarch loses his job at a prominent company.

Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Stars: Teruyuki Kagawa, Kyôko Koizumi, Yû Koyanagi
0 Next »
Babel (2006)
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.5/10 X  

Tragedy strikes a married couple on vacation in the Moroccan desert, touching off an interlocking story involving four different families.

Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Stars: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Mohamed Akhzam
0 Next »
The Eel (1997)
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.3/10 X  

White-collar worker Yamashita finds out that his wife has a lover visiting her when he's away, suddenly returns home and kills her. After eight years in prison, he returns to live in a ... See full summary »

Director: Shôhei Imamura
Stars: Kôji Yakusho, Misa Shimizu, Mitsuko Baishô
0 Next »
After Life (1998)
Drama | Fantasy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X  

After death, people have just one week to choose only a memory to keep for eternity.

Director: Hirokazu Koreeda
Stars: Arata Iura, Erika Oda, Susumu Terajima
0 Next »
Gran Torino (2008)
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.2/10 X  

Disgruntled Korean War vet Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, a young Hmong teenager, who tried to steal Kowalski's prized possession: his 1972 Gran Torino.

Director: Clint Eastwood
Stars: Clint Eastwood, Christopher Carley, Bee Vang
0 Next »
All About My Mother (1999)
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.8/10 X  

Young Esteban want to become a writer and also to discover the identity of his father, carefully concealed by the mother Manuela.

Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Stars: Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Candela Peña
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ken Kaneko ...
Masaru
...
Shinji
Leo Morimoto ...
Teacher
Hatsuo Yamaya ...
Boxing Club Manager
Michisuke Kashiwaya ...
Hiroshi
Mitsuko Oka ...
Coffee-shop Owner, Sachiko's Mother
...
Sachiko
...
Local Yakuza Chief
Susumu Terajima ...
No 2 In Local Gang
Moro Morooka ...
Hayashi
Peking Genji
Atsuki Ueda ...
Reiko
Kôtarô Yoshida
Koichi Shigehisa ...
Trainer
Kyôsuke Yabe
Full cast and crew »
Edit

Storyline

Two buddies visit the schoolyard of the high school they used to attend, and remember their young and dumb days. They used to be the bullies in the school, until they find their own ways of life; one as a boxer, and the other as a member of the yakuza. Written by <H@jime>

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

school | yakuza | street gang | boxing | teen rebel | See more »

Genres:

Drama
| See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

Add content advisory for parents »
Edit

Details

Country:

Language:

Release Date:

27 July 1996 (Japan)  »

Also Known As:

Kids Return  »

Company Credits

Production Co:

, ,  »
Show detailed on  »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Color:

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
See  »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

Takeshi Kitano's first film following his near-fatal scooter accident. See more »

Quotes

Shinji: Masaru, do you think we're already finished?
Masaru: Hell no. We haven't even started.
See more »

Connections

Featured in To Each His Own Cinema (2007) See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.

User Reviews

 
The beautiful struggle that is life...
19 June 2005 | by – See all my reviews

Shinji looks up to his friend Masaru, who doesn't seem to worry about the future nor his education... instead he spends his time pulling pranks on fellow students and teachers.

They don't bother looking for a purpose in life unlike many of the other characters, who all seem to have personal agendas or desperately seeking meaning.

Obviously they are failures in the eyes of overachieving Japanese society.

After a series of events they eventually find their goal in life. Shinji becomes a talented boxer and Masaru is making a fast career within the local yakuza.

This is a very personal and honest 'Kitano', an underdog story filled with moments of humor, melancholy, cynicism and realism. In life there are no real winners or losers, choices are made and often we fail.

In the end there is a moment of genuine Kitano magic, (like in most of his movies) where in one line one of them says it all.

Superb ! 9.5/10
17 of 17 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you?
Review this title | See all 15 user reviews »

Message Boards

Discuss Kids Return (1996) on the IMDb message boards »
Getting Started | Contributor Zone »

Contribute to This Page

Write review
Create a character page for:
?