Kids

Feb 2 2008 N/A 1h 49m
Drama, Fantasy

Asato is a young man who returns to a slummy neighbourhood (referred to as 'The Street') to be near his Mum who is in prison. He is able to transfer other people's injuries and is unable to walk past a child with a grazed knee or broken arm without helping them. Asato is protected from street thugs by Takeo, another troubled young man who has issues involving his father who is lying in a coma in hospital. The third member of their group is a young waitress, Shiho, who has her own secret.

Plot

Asato (Koike Teppei) is a young man who returns to a slummy neighbourhood (referred to as 'The Street') to be near his Mum who is in prison. He is like the Empath in Star Trek, able to transfer other people's injuries and is unable to walk past a child with a grazed knee or broken arm without helping them. He is protected from street thugs by Takeo (Hiroshi Tamaki), another troubled young man who is a street thug and who has issues involving his father who is lying in a coma in hospital. The third member of their group is a young waitress, Shihi (Chiaki Kuriyama), who has her own secret.

Written by

Otsuichi, Kenji Bando

Directed by

Tatsuya Hagishima

Cast

Teppei Koike, Hiroshi Tamaki, Chiaki Kuriyama

Crew

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Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Burning Productions, Shirogumi, Avex Entertainment

Languages

Awards

N/A

Trailers
KIDS (2008) short movie trailer
Scores
# of Votes
248
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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