Kids Return (1996)

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Release Date: Jan 1, 1996 Wide

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Following his 1995 brush with death in the form of a motorcycle accident, actor/comedian/writer/director Takeshi Kitano spins this wistful -- if bleak -- tale about a pair of high school buddies and their inevitable slide into adulthood. Bumptious Masaru (Kenichi Kaneko) and his quiet sidekick, Shinji (Masanobu Ando), spend much of their time harassing teachers and shaking down students instead of going to school. At one point they dangle a large anatomically correct doll before the class window

Unrated, 1 hr. 44 min.

Drama, Art House & International, Comedy

Directed By: Takeshi Kitano

Written By: Takeshi Kitano

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1996 Wide

On DVD: Dec 12, 2000

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A most interesting and perceptive film.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Takeshi captures teenage angst, growing pains and uncertainty of adulthood brilliantly here, in his usual mischievous fashion. If you liked this then you should read his book 'Boy'. It is very similar and typical of his earlier work - This is gentle Kitano and not gangster or 'Beat' Takeshi. The pace and ambiance of

February 15, 2011

Anthony Lawrie

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For some reason i keep forgeting that i even own this movie, when it's such a great film for all the right reasons. A "coming of age" story without all the usual cliches and bullshit of those type of movies. The fear anyone has to the "adult life", to become just what everyone told us we should become, instead of

April 9, 2007