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A Balasaur Score of 80 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%. Critics rate it 26 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 93% of the 1,941 1990s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Shinji and Masaru spend most of their school days harassing fellow classmates and playing pranks. They drop out and Shinji becomes a small-time boxer, while Masaru joins up with a local yakuza gang. However, the world is a tough place.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 26 points higher than audiences do.
346 audience votes
Key crew
- Takeshi KitanoDirector
- Takeshi KitanoWriter
- Joe HisaishiOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Masanobu AndoShinji
- Ken KanekoMasaru
- Leo MorimotoHomeroom Teacher
- Hatsuo YamayaBoxing Club Manager
- Mitsuko OkaSachiko's Mother
- Yuko DaikeSachiko
- Ryo IshibashiLocal Yakuza Chief
- Susumu TerajimaNo. 2 in Local Gang
- Moro MorookaHayashi
- Michisuke KashiwayaHiroshi
- Atsuki UedaReiko
- Koichi ShigehisaTrainer
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Themes
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