8.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Kids Return (1996)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.1
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central subject matter of youth, ambition, and failure is inherently apolitical, and its narrative focuses on individual choices and the cyclical nature of life rather than advocating for specific political solutions or critiquing societal structures.
This Japanese film features a cast that is traditional for its cultural setting, without any explicit DEI-driven casting choices. The narrative centers on the personal journeys of its male protagonists, exploring their experiences without critiquing traditional identities or making DEI themes central to the story.
Secondary
The film "Kids Return" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative primarily focuses on the coming-of-age stories of two male friends and their experiences in boxing and the yakuza, without exploring queer identity or relationships.
Kids Return does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative centers on two young men's experiences with delinquency, ambition, and the challenges of adulthood in a specific Japanese social context, without touching upon transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Kids Return is an original film with characters created specifically for this movie. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which characters' genders could have been established and subsequently changed.
Kids Return is an original Japanese film from 1996, not an adaptation of existing material or a biopic. Its characters do not have pre-established racial identities from prior canon or history, thus no race swap can occur.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.4
6.9
Critic Ratings
10.0
N/A
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