"We haven't even started." 27 July 1996 Drama, Crime 107 mins
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.
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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
Tatsuo Ozeki Set Decoration
Takeshi Kitano Director
Takeshi Kitano Writer
Yasushi Tsuge Producer
Takio Yoshida Producer
Norihiro Isoda Art Direction
Joe Hisaishi Original Music Composer
Takeshi Kitano Editor
Masayuki Mori Producer
Hitoshi Takaya Gaffer
Hitoshi Takaya Assistant Camera
Hirohide Shibata Production Design
Michio Miyauchi Hairstylist
Masashi Furuya Sound Assistant
Senji Horiuchi Sound
Masahiko Okase Sound Effects Editor
勇敢第一名 Trailer
Kizzu ritān Trailer
키즈 리턴 Trailer
France 02 April 1997
Japan 27 July 1996
Korea 28 September 2000
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Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 1996 Bandai Visual, Office Kitano, Ohta Publishing.
