# Kids Return (1996)

> Two former school bullies pursue boxing and yakuza careers, discovering that growing up can separate friends without resolving the past.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/16360

## Facts

- Runtime: 107 min
- Genres: Drama, Crime
- Director: Takeshi Kitano
- Cast: Masanobu Ando, Ken Kaneko, Leo Morimoto, Hatsuo Yamaya, Mitsuko Oka, Yuko Daike, Ryo Ishibashi, Susumu Terajima
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116767/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: melancholic, witty, tender, quiet evening, japanese cinema night

## Synopsis

Two friends reflect on their tumultuous youth, navigating the paths of life that led them to unexpected destinies.

## Movies like Kids Return

- [Helpless (1996)](https://ember.film/movie/67466)
- [Outrage (2010)](https://ember.film/movie/29917)
- [Sad Vacation (2007)](https://ember.film/movie/82671)
- [Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima (1973)](https://ember.film/movie/36008)
- [Pale Flower (1964)](https://ember.film/movie/42282)
- [The Imaginary Dog and the Lying Cat (2026)](https://ember.film/movie/7504801)
- [Blue Spring (2001)](https://ember.film/movie/20852)
- [Kids Return: The Reunion (2013)](https://ember.film/movie/297524)
- [Fireworks (1997)](https://ember.film/movie/3295)
- [Himizu (2012)](https://ember.film/movie/67443)

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