Takeshi: Childhood Days

War-era Japan sharpens a bully's edge when cousin-evading raids reshuffle the schoolyard. Takeshi’s reign fades faster than his father’s nets. A 1990 snapshot of how power curdles under pressure.

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Masahiro Shinoda directed Takeshi: Childhood Days in 1990. See Masahiro Shinoda's full filmography, where to start with Masahiro Shinoda, or where to go after you've seen everything by Masahiro Shinoda.

Takeshi: Childhood Days was released in 1990 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 119 minutes.