compositions by Joe Hisaishi. "Meet Again" − 5:02 "Graduation" − 1:07 "Angel Doll" − 2:21 "Alone" − 1:15 "As a Rival" − 1:29 "Promise... for Us" − 5:08 "Next Round" − 1:28 "Destiny" − 3:31 "I Don't Care" − 2:18 "High Spirits" − 2:03 "Defeat" − 2:29 "Break Down" − 3:46 "No Way Out" − 2:51 "The Day After" − 0:44 "Kids Return" − 4:40 Reception Critical reception At the time of its release, Kids Return was Takeshi Kitano's most successful film yet in his native Japan, which until then had been notedly less enthusiastic about his films than international viewers. Rotten Tomatoes gives this film a 100% approval rating based on reviews from five critics, with an average score of 7.8 out of 10. David Wood, writing for the BBC, described it as "a tender, funny and melancholy affair which will come as a delight to ardent admirers after the recent Kikujiro." He gave the film 4 out of 5 stars. Accolades At the 1997 Japanese Academy Awards, Kids Return was nominated for three awards and won two of them. Sequel In 2013 a sequel to the film titled Kids Return: The Reunion was released, directed by the assistant director of the original, Hiroshi Shimizu. It is set ten years after the original and follows an older Shinji (Yuta Hiraoka) and Masaru (Takahiro Miura). The two of them meet after their failures in boxing and crime, respectively, and they work together to improve their situation. The new film was created with minimal input from Kitano. References External links Reviews Nippon Cinema Review by Boris Trbic at Senses of Cinema 1996 films 1990s sports films 1990s Japanese-language films Japanese high school films Japanese boxing films Films directed by Takeshi Kitano Yakuza films Films scored by Joe Hisaishi 1990s Japanese films