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.

• Masahiro ShinodaDirector
• Shinichiro IkebeOriginal Music Composer
• Taichi YamadaScreenplay

• Tetsuya FujitaShinji Kazama
• Yuji HoriokaTakeshi Ohara
• Kazuyo MitaKazama Shige (Aunt of Shinji)
• Katsuhisa YamazakiFutoshi Tanabe
• Noritake KobinataKensuke Sudo
• Atsuko KoyamaMinako Saiki
• Shima IwashitaShizue Kazama (Shinji's mother)
• Toshiyuki HosokawaShusaku Kazama (Shinji's father)
• Mitsue SuzukiKazama Masa (Shinji's grandmother)
• Chōichirō KawarasakiTatsuo Kazama (Uncle of Shinji)
• Saburo DateTakeno Grandfather
• Nobutaka MasutomiFather of Noh