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Childhood Days (少年時代, Shōnen jidai, a.k.a. Takeshi - Childhood Days) is a 1990 Japanese film directed by Masahiro Shinoda. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.[1] It was based on a manga of the same name by Motoo Abiko.

Childhood Days
DVD cover
Directed by	Masahiro Shinoda
Written by	Taichi Yamada Hyozo Kashiwabara (novel)
Produced by	Motoo Abiko
Starring	Tetsuya Fujita Yuji Horioka
Cinematography	Tatsuo Suzuki
Edited by	Chizuko Osada
Music by	Shin’ichirō Ikebe
Production company	Childhood Days Production Committee
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	August 11, 1990 (1990-08-11)
Running time	117 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Synopsis

The film is 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.[2]

Cast

• Tetsuya Fujita:[3] Shinji Kazama
• Yuji Horioka:[4] Takeshi Ohara
• Katsuhisa Yamazaki:[5] Futoshi Tanabe
• Kensuke Sudo: Minako Saiki
• Shima Iwashita: Shizue Kazama
• Toshiyuki Hosokawa: Shusaku Kazama
• Choichiro Kawarazaki: Tatsuo Kazama
• Kazuyo Mita: Shige Kazama
• Nobuko Sendo: Akiko Tanabe
• Mitsue Suzuki: Maki Kazama
• Shinsuke Ashida: Pprincipal
• Hideji Otaki: stationmaster
• Kyosen Ohashi: photographer

Reception

Awards and nominations

14th Japan Academy Prize[6]

• Won: Best Picture
• Won: Best Director - Masahiro Shinoda
• Won: Best Screenplay - Taichi Yamada
• Won: Best Music - Shin’ichirō Ikebe
• Won: Best Art Direction - Takeo Kimura
• Won: Best Sound Recording - Hideo Nishizaki
• Won: Rookie of the Year - Tetsuya Fujita
• Nominated: Best Actress - Shima Iwashita
• Nominated: Best Cinematography - Tatsuo Suzuki
• Nominated: Best Lighting Direction - Kenichi Mizuno
• Nominated: Best Film Editing - Chizuko Osada

References

External links

• Shonen jidai (1990) at IMDb
• Takeshi at AllMovie
• 少年時代 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
• "SHONEN JIDAI". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
• 少年時代 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2005-10-31. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
• 少年時代(1990) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
• "Variety Japan" 少年時代(1990) (in Japanese). Variety Japan. Retrieved 2009-05-13.

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