Japan Synopsis
キッズ・リターン
“We haven't even started.”
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.
The 1995–1997 Japan Window
142 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Kids Return sits at position #55.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Kids Return. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Bandai Visual
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Kids Return premiered. 447 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,739 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (62nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #752 of 1,933 (top 39%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Bandai Visual, Office Kitano, Ohta Publishing |
| Runtime | 1h 47m |
| Release Date | July 27, 1996 |
| IMDb | tt0116767 |