Takeshi: Childhood Days (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.
Director: Masahiro Shinoda
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 119 min
Release Date: January 12, 1990
Cast
- Tetsuya Fujita - Shinji Kazama
- Yuji Horioka - Takeshi Ohara
- Katsuhisa Yamazaki - Futoshi Tanabe
- Noritake Kobinata - Kensuke Sudo
- Atsuko Koyama - Minako Saiki
- Shima Iwashita - Shizue Kazama (Shinji's mother)
- Toshiyuki Hosokawa - Shusaku Kazama (Shinji's father)
- Mitsue Suzuki - Kazama Masa (Shinji's grandmother)
- Chōichirō Kawarasaki - Tatsuo Kazama (Uncle of Shinji)
- Kazuyo Mita - Kazama Shige (Aunt of Shinji)
Screenplay
- Hyozo Kashiwabara
- Taichi Yamada
- Fujiko A. Fujio (Comic Book)
Music: Shinichiro Ikebe
Cinematography: Tatsuo Suzuki
Editing: Chizuko Osada
Production: TOHO
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Original Language: ja
Themes
Crushing Humiliation and Struggle for Honor
Keywords
based on novel or book, world war ii, bullying, rural area, train, storytelling, school bully
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Takeshi: Childhood Days about?
- 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.
- Who directed Takeshi: Childhood Days?
- Takeshi: Childhood Days was directed by Masahiro Shinoda.
- Who stars in Takeshi: Childhood Days?
- Takeshi: Childhood Days stars Tetsuya Fujita, Yuji Horioka, Katsuhisa Yamazaki, Noritake Kobinata, Atsuko Koyama, Shima Iwashita.
- How long is Takeshi: Childhood Days?
- Takeshi: Childhood Days has a runtime of 1h 59m (119 minutes).
- What genre is Takeshi: Childhood Days?
- Takeshi: Childhood Days is a Drama film.
- Where was Takeshi: Childhood Days produced?
- Takeshi: Childhood Days was produced in Japan.
- What are the themes of Takeshi: Childhood Days?
- The themes of Takeshi: Childhood Days include: Crushing Humiliation and Struggle for Honor.