Takeshi: Childhood Days (1990)
Overview
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
Kazuyo Mita
Kazama Shige (Aunt of Shinji)
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)
Saburo Date
Takeno Grandfather
Nobutaka Masutomi
Father of Noh
Moeko Ezawa
Futoshi's mother
Nobuko Sendo
Akiko (Futoshi's older sister)
Shinsuke Ashida
Hideji Ōtaki
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