Takeshi: Childhood Days

1h 59min

Drama

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

Tetsuya Fujita

Tetsuya Fujita

Shinji Kazama
Yuji Horioka

Yuji Horioka

Takeshi Ohara
Kazuyo Mita

Kazuyo Mita

Kazama Shige (Aunt of Shinji)
Katsuhisa Yamazaki

Katsuhisa Yamazaki

Futoshi Tanabe
Noritake Kobinata

Noritake Kobinata

Kensuke Sudo
Atsuko Koyama

Atsuko Koyama

Minako Saiki
Shima Iwashita

Shima Iwashita

Shizue Kazama (Shinji's mother)
Toshiyuki Hosokawa

Toshiyuki Hosokawa

Shusaku Kazama (Shinji's father)
Mitsue Suzuki

Mitsue Suzuki

Kazama Masa (Shinji's grandmother)
Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Tatsuo Kazama (Uncle of Shinji)
Saburo Date

Saburo Date

Takeno Grandfather
Nobutaka Masutomi

Nobutaka Masutomi

Father of Noh
Moeko Ezawa

Moeko Ezawa

Futoshi's mother
Nobuko Sendo

Nobuko Sendo

Akiko (Futoshi's older sister)

Release date

12th Jan 1990

Status

Released

Spoken languages

日本語