Takeshi: Childhood Days (1990)
January 12, 1990
Drama
1h 59m


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.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Masahiro Shinoda
- Shizue Kazama (Shinji's mother) Shima Iwashita
- Shusaku Kazama (Shinji's father) Toshiyuki Hosokawa
- Kazama Masa (Shinji's grandmother) Mitsue Suzuki
- Tatsuo Kazama (Uncle of Shinji) Chōichirō Kawarasaki
- Kazama Shige (Aunt of Shinji) Kazuyo Mita
- Takeno Grandfather Saburo Date
- Father of Noh Nobutaka Masutomi
- Futoshi's mother Moeko Ezawa
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Keywords
- based on novel or book
- world war ii
- bullying
- rural area
- train
- storytelling
- school bully