Kodomo no shiki

Name: Kodomo no shiki
Genre: Drama
Released: 1991-12-17
Duration: 2 h 21 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Teruo Furuya, Masao Hayama, Shin'ichi Himori, Zentarō Iijima, Reikichi Kawamura

IMDb ID: tt0335235 · Year: 1991 · Rating: 7.3 (166 votes)

Genres: Drama

The brothers of Children In The Wind deal with declining family fortunes: they must work when the father becomes sick, and eventually live with their grandfather, which means making new friends and struggling with a different envi...

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Four Seasons of Children
Canada: Four Seasons of Children (English)
United Kingdom: Four Seasons of Children
Ireland: Four Seasons of Children (English)
India: Four Seasons of Children (English)
New Zealand: Four Seasons of Children (English)
United States: Four Seasons of Children
World-wide: Four Seasons of Children (English)
South Africa: Four Seasons of Children (English)
France: Les Quatre Saisons des enfants
Les Quatre Saisons des enfantsRelease Date1991-12-17Runtime141 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews1Critic Reviews3Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapaneseKeywordsfamily relationships
friend
father
boyIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0335235/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0335235.jpgUpdated At2026-05-29T20:56:21

Directors

Hiroshi Shimizu

Writers

Joji Tsubota

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Teruo Furuya | Character: Kintarô
Actor: Masao Hayama | Character: Zenta
Actor: Shin'ichi Himori | Character: Shunichi
Actor: Zentarō Iijima | Character: Herdsman
Actor: Reikichi Kawamura | Character: Father
Actor: Yûsuke Kurata | Character: Teacher
Actor: Seiji Nishimura | Character: Rokai
Actor: Fumiko Okamura | Character: Grandmother
Actor: Takeshi Sakamoto | Character: Grandfather
Actor: Kōtarō Sekiguchi | Character: Herdsman
Actor: Kinuko Wakamizu | Character: Mitsuko
Actor: Jun Yokoyama | Character: Sampei
Actor: Mitsuko Yoshikawa | Character: Mother
Actor: Tsuneo Ōsugi | Character: Herdsman

[Directors Group]
Name: Hiroshi Shimizu | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Joji Tsubota | Role: Writer

[Music Group]
Name: Senji Itō | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Yūharu Atsuta | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Masao Saitō | Role: Cinematographer

[Production Design Group]
Name: Minoru Esaka | Role: Production Designer

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Masaru Kashiwabara | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Akira Kiyosuke | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Nobuo Nishikawa | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Hiroshi Ushida | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Susumu Yuge | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Sound Department]
Name: Takenori Mori | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Osamu Matsuyama | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Shôji Watanabe | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Tarō Sasaki | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

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Release Schedule

Japan: January 28, 1939 (Spring-Summer Chapter)
Japan: February 2, 1939 (Fall-Winter Chapter)
United States: December 17, 1991 (Museum Of Modern Art, New York)

Awards

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Box Office

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