Takeshi: Childhood Days

Takeshi: Childhood Days

119 mins | Drama | Jan. 12, 1990

A story of childhood life during wartime Japan. Takeshi, the intelligent son of a fisherman, is the schoolyard bully. When his cousin comes to stay with his family to avoid bombing raids, Takeshi at first treats him well, then begins bullying him too. Takeshi eventually loses his position of leadership.

Takeshi: Childhood Days

119 mins | Drama | Jan. 12, 1990

Takeshi: Childhood Days
A story of childhood life during wartime Japan. Takeshi, the intelligent son of a fisherman, is the schoolyard bully. When his cousin comes to stay with his family to avoid bombing raids, Takeshi at first treats him well, then begins bullying him too. Takeshi eventually loses his position of leadership.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Hyôgen-sha
Original title 少年時代
Directors Masahiro Shinoda
Writers Taichi Yamada, Hyozo Kashiwabara

Cast

Tetsuya Fujita

as Shinji Kazama

Yuji Horioka

as Takeshi Ohara

Katsuhisa Yamazaki

as Futoshi Tanabe

Noritake Kobinata

as Kensuke Sudo

Atsuko Koyama

as Minako Saiki

Shima Iwashita

as Shizue Kazama (Shinji's mother)

Toshiyuki Hosokawa

as Shusaku Kazama (Shinji's father)

Mitsue Suzuki

as Kazama Masa (Shinji's grandmother)

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

as Tatsuo Kazama (Uncle of Shinji)

Kazuyo Mita

as Kazama Shige (Aunt of Shinji)

Saburo Date

as Takeno Grandfather

Nobutaka Masutomi

as Father of Noh

Moeko Ezawa

as Futoshi's mother

Nobuko Sendo

as Akiko (Futoshi's older sister)