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.
Cast
Ken Kaneko
Masaru
Masanobu Ando
Shinji
Leo Morimoto
Homeroom Teacher
Hatsuo Yamaya
Boxing Club Manager
Mitsuko Oka
Sachiko's Mother
Yuko Daike
Sachiko
Ryo Ishibashi
Local Yakuza Chief
Susumu Terajima
No. 2 in Local Gang
Moro Morooka
Hayashi
Michisuke Kashiwaya
Hiroshi
Atsuki Ueda
Reiko
Koichi Shigehisa
Trainer
Masami Shimojō
Yakuza Chairman
Yoshitaka Ôtsuka
Short-hair Delinquent
Kanji Tsuda
Kazuo
Yojin Hino
Taxi Office Worker
Ren Osugi
Taxi Passenger
Baiken Jukkanji
Yakuza
Makoto Ashikawa
Teacher Hashida
Sei Hiraizumi
Scale Company Boss
Yoshiyuki Morishita
Man in the Restaurant
Koutarou Yoshida
Eagle Asuka
Seiji Kurasaki
Senior Friend at a Gym
Matsumi Fuku
Movie Theater Clerk
Kojun Ito
Teacher with Glasses
Takao Toji
Man on Bicycle
Kyosuke Yabe
Hanayama
Motoharu Tamura
Ramen Shop Owner
Koji Kitakawa
High School Student
Kankuro Kudo
High School Student
Peking Genji
Classmate
Kazuki Oh
Sr. Hashida
Shintarô Hasegawa
Classmate
Koji Koike
Boxing Trainee
Hirokazu Inoue
Vagrant
Hajime Tanimoto
Teacher
Rome Kanda
Snack Boy
Satoru Abe
Yakuza Guard
Takeshi Azuma
Boxing Trainee
Kentarô Fuchigami
Impressed Man
Takashi Hagino
Classmate
Yoshiko Sekino
Classmate
Hajime Taniguchi
Hiroshi's Man
Hikaru Ishii
Assistant Boxer
Kyohhei Mita
Shinji's Opponent
Masanori Miura
Champion's Opponent
Kazuyuki Senba
Yakuza Boss
Hiromi Kikai
Taxi Customer
Jumbo Sugita
Big Man
Yasushi Sakagami
Bully (uncredited)
Satomi Korogi
Classmate (uncredited)
Emiko Onda
Ramen Shop Lady
Crew
Takeshi Kitano
Director, Writer, Editor
Katsumi Yanagijima
Director of Photography
Hiroshi Shimizu
Assistant Director
Takio Yoshida
Producer
Yasushi Tsuge
Producer
Masayuki Mori
Producer
Hirohide Shibata
Production Design
Hitoshi Takaya
Assistant Camera, Gaffer
Michio Miyauchi
Hairstylist
Masahiko Okase
Sound Effects Editor
Yukio Hokari
Sound Effects Editor
Masashi Furuya
Sound Assistant
Senji Horiuchi
Sound
Joe Hisaishi
Original Music Composer
Tatsuo Ozeki
Set Decoration
Norihiro Isoda
Art Direction
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