Japan Synopsis
キッズ
Asato is a young man who returns to a slummy neighbourhood (referred to as 'The Street') to be near his Mum who is in prison. He is able to transfer other people's injuries and is unable to walk past a child with a grazed knee or broken arm without helping them. Asato is protected from street thugs by Takeo, another troubled young man who has issues involving his father who is lying in a coma in hospital. The third member of their group is a young waitress, Shiho, who has her own secret.
The 2007–2009 Japan Window
362 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Kids sits at position #302.
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The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Kids premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,962 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (13th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.0 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Fantasy productions specifically: #1,172 of 1,274 (top 92%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Avex Entertainment, Shirogumi, Burning Production |
| Runtime | 1h 49m |
| Release Date | February 2, 2008 |
| IMDb | tt1170400 |