Kids Return
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.
At a glance
Countries
Japan
Ratings
TMDB users
6.9/10
336 votes
Rating consensus
69/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~69/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Ken Kaneko
Masaru
Masanobu Ando
Shinji
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
Michisuke Kashiwaya
Hiroshi
Atsuki Ueda
Reiko
Koichi Shigehisa
Trainer
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