| Kids Return | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Takeshi Kitano |
| Written by | Takeshi Kitano |
| Produced by | Masayuki Mori Yasushi Tsuge Takio Yoshida |
| Starring | Masanobu Andō Ken Kaneko Leo Morimoto Hatsuo Yamatani Michisuke Kashiwaya Mitsuko Oka Yuuko Daike Ryo Ishibashi |
| Cinematography | Katsumi Yanagishima |
| Edited by | Takeshi Kitano |
| Music by | Joe Hisaishi |
| Distributed by | Office Kitano |
Release date |
|
Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Kids Return (キッズ・リターン, Kizzu Ritān) is a 1996 Japanese film written, edited and directed by Takeshi Kitano. The film was made directly after Kitano recovered from a motorcycle wreck that left one side of his body paralyzed. After undergoing extensive surgery and physical therapy, he quickly went about making Kids Return amidst speculation that he might never be able to work again. The movie is about two high school dropouts, Masaru (Ken Kaneko) and Shinji (Masanobu Andō), who try to find a direction and meaning in their lives—one by becoming a yakuza lieutenant, the other by becoming a boxer.
The music was composed by Joe Hisaishi, and the cinematographer was Katsumi Yanagishima.