Takeshi: Childhood Days

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.

Drama

Tetsuya Fujita

(Shinji Kazama)

Yuji Horioka

(Takeshi Ohara)

Katsuhisa Yamazaki

(Futoshi Tanabe)

Noritake Kobinata

(Kensuke Sudo)

Atsuko Koyama

(Minako Saiki)

Shima Iwashita

(Shizue Kazama (Shinji's mother))

Toshiyuki Hosokawa

(Shusaku Kazama (Shinji's father))

Mitsue Suzuki

(Kazama Masa (Shinji's grandmother))

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

(Tatsuo Kazama (Uncle of Shinji))

Kazuyo Mita

(Kazama Shige (Aunt of Shinji))

Saburo Date

(Takeno Grandfather)

Nobutaka Masutomi

(Father of Noh)

Moeko Ezawa

(Futoshi's mother)

Nobuko Sendo

(Akiko (Futoshi's older sister))