Childhood Days (1990)
Shonen jidai (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 59min
- Drama
- 12 Jan 1990 (USA)
- Movie
A Tokyo boy finds himself in rural Japan during WWII evacuations. Among village children, he navigates new friendships and separation anxiety while B-29 bombers fly overhead.
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Awards:
- 15 wins & 4 nominations.
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Cast
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Tetsuya Fujita | ... |
Shinji Kazama
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Yuji Horioka | ... |
Takeshi Ohara
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Katsuhisa Yamazaki | ... |
Futoshi Tanabe
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Noritake Kobinata | ... |
Kensuke Sudo
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Atsuko Koyama | ... |
Minako Saiki
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| Shima Iwashita | ... |
Shizue Kazama
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| Toshiyuki Hosokawa | ... |
Shusaku Kazama
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Chôichirô Kawarasaki | ... |
Tatsuo Kazama
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| Kazuyo Mita | ... |
Shige Kazama
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Nobuko Sendô | ... |
Akiko Tanabe
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Mitsue Suzuki | ... |
Maki Kazama
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| Shinsuke Ashida | ... |
Principal
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Hideji Ôtaki | ... |
Stationmaster
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Kyosen Ôhashi | ... |
Photographer
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Michiko Miyoshi | ... |
Photographer's wife
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| Saburô Date | ... |
Takeshi's grandfather
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Moeko Ezawa | ... |
Futoshi's mother
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Hirokazu Inoue |
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Nobutaka Masutomi | ... |
Futoshi's father
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Atsuko Takahata | ... |
Minako's mother
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Kinto Tamura | ... |
Driver
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Takashi Tsumura |
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Hiroyuki Watari |
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Directed by
| Masahiro Shinoda | ||
Written by
| Hyozo Kashiwabara | ... | (book "The Long Road") |
| Taichi Yamada | ... | () |
Produced by
| Fujiko Fujio A. | ... | producer (as Fujio A. Fujiko) |
Music by
| Shinichirô Ikebe | ||
Cinematography by
| Tatsuo Suzuki | ||
Editing by
| Chizuko Osada | ||
Art Direction by
| Takeo Kimura | ||
Art Department
| Hidefumi Hanatani | ... | assistant production designer (as Hidefumi Hanaya) |
Sound Department
| Hideo Nishizaki | ... | sound recordist |
Music Department
| Yôsui Inoue | ... | theme music composer |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Toho (1990) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Nihon Eiga Satellite Broadcasting (2012) (Japan) (tv)
- Shogakukan (2005) (Japan) (DVD)
- Toho (2005) (Japan) (DVD)
- Toho (United States) (subtitled)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Cineo Camera (camera equipment supplied by)
- Himi City (cooperation)
- Hoei Sangyo Co. Ltd. (film stock supplied by)
- Imagica (film processing)
- Nihon Shomei Co. (lighting equipment supplied by)
- Takaoka City (cooperation)
- Toho Costume (Kyoto Costume, costumes)
- Toyama City (cooperation)
- Toyama Prefecture (cooperation)
Storyline
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Bombing during World War II resulted in whole urban populations fleeing to the countryside, and this created a meeting of urban and rural cultures. Shinji (a young boy evacuated from Tokyo) and his new schoolmates (who are villagers) don't exactly know what is going on in the war. They see the B-29 bombers and the glow of cities on fire, but the problems of being separated from one's mother and surviving among one's peers loom larger than international politics.
Written by L.H. Wong |
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