{"product_id":"kids-return-キッズ-リターン-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1996-b2-size-51-73-cm-q221","title":"“Kids Return” (キッズ・リターン), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1996, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q221","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"102\" data-end=\"295\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"113\" data-end=\"155\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed in \u003cstrong data-start=\"167\" data-end=\"175\"\u003e1996\u003c\/strong\u003e for the first domestic release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"210\" data-end=\"225\"\u003eKids Return\u003c\/strong\u003e \/ \u003cstrong data-start=\"228\" data-end=\"240\"\u003eキッズ・リターン\u003c\/strong\u003e, written and directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"266\" data-end=\"284\"\u003eTakeshi Kitano\u003c\/strong\u003e \/ \u003cstrong data-start=\"287\" data-end=\"294\"\u003e北野武\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"297\" data-end=\"760\"\u003eOne of Kitano’s most acclaimed and emotionally resonant films, \u003cstrong data-start=\"360\" data-end=\"375\"\u003eKids Return\u003c\/strong\u003e follows two high-school dropouts and best friends, \u003cstrong data-start=\"427\" data-end=\"437\"\u003eMasaru\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"442\" data-end=\"452\"\u003eShinji\u003c\/strong\u003e, as their lives begin to move in very different directions. One is drawn toward the yakuza world, while the other discovers a talent for boxing. What begins as a portrait of youthful restlessness becomes a deeply affecting meditation on \u003cstrong data-start=\"690\" data-end=\"759\"\u003efriendship, failure, resilience, and the uncertainty of adulthood\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"762\" data-end=\"1062\"\u003eThe film was especially significant in Kitano’s career. Following his serious motorcycle accident in 1994, \u003cstrong data-start=\"869\" data-end=\"884\"\u003eKids Return\u003c\/strong\u003e marked his return to filmmaking and revealed a more reflective, humanist side of his cinema. With music by \u003cstrong data-start=\"992\" data-end=\"1008\"\u003eJoe Hisaishi\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film remains one of Kitano’s most beloved works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1064\" data-end=\"1326\"\u003eThe poster features a beautifully restrained, sepia-toned design, showing the two young protagonists seated closely together, their expressions quiet and uncertain. The composition is soft, minimal, and melancholy, perfectly matching the film’s bittersweet tone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1328\" data-end=\"1380\"\u003eTwo vertical Japanese lines frame the central image:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1382\" data-end=\"1442\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1382\" data-end=\"1405\"\u003e「これで終わったわけじゃないですよね」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1405\" data-end=\"1408\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1408\" data-end=\"1442\"\u003e“It’s not over for us, is it?”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1444\" data-end=\"1498\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1444\" data-end=\"1461\"\u003e「まだ始まっちゃいねぇよ」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1461\" data-end=\"1464\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1464\" data-end=\"1498\"\u003e“We haven’t even started yet.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1500\" data-end=\"1684\"\u003eThese lines are among the most memorable in Kitano’s filmography, capturing the emotional heart of the film: the fear of failure, and the fragile hope that life may still be beginning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1686\" data-end=\"1961\"\u003eThe title \u003cstrong data-start=\"1696\" data-end=\"1711\"\u003eKids Return\u003c\/strong\u003e appears across the lower centre in expressive blue brush-style lettering, with the Japanese katakana title \u003cstrong data-start=\"1819\" data-end=\"1831\"\u003eキッズ・リターン\u003c\/strong\u003e printed beneath in orange. The poster also notes the film’s selection for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1910\" data-end=\"1960\"\u003e1996 Cannes Film Festival Directors’ Fortnight\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1963\" data-end=\"2273\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1963\" data-end=\"1981\"\u003eAbout the film\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1981\" data-end=\"1984\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1984\" data-end=\"1999\"\u003eKids Return\u003c\/strong\u003e stars \u003cstrong data-start=\"2006\" data-end=\"2020\"\u003eKen Kaneko\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2025\" data-end=\"2042\"\u003eMasanobu Ando\u003c\/strong\u003e, with supporting appearances by \u003cstrong data-start=\"2075\" data-end=\"2091\"\u003eLeo Morimoto\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2093\" data-end=\"2111\"\u003eMitsuko Baisho\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2113\" data-end=\"2126\"\u003eRen Osugi\u003c\/strong\u003e, and others. It is widely regarded as one of Kitano’s finest films, balancing humour, sadness, and emotional restraint with extraordinary clarity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2275\" data-end=\"2548\"\u003eUnlike the harder-edged yakuza works that established Kitano internationally, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2353\" data-end=\"2368\"\u003eKids Return\u003c\/strong\u003e is a quieter coming-of-age film, but no less powerful. 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