

The Friends
Visit website7.4/10 • 18
1994-03-12 • 1h 53m
Things that pass, and things that can't be lost… One summer adventure story of three boys.
A delightful and moving coming-of-age story. One summer, three young boys take an increasing interest in an eccentric old man who lives alone in a house surrounded by an overgrown garden. The boys form a bond with the recluse and set about weeding and replanting the garden.
- Directors
- Shinji Sōmai
- Editors
- Yoshiyuki Okuhara

The Friends
Visit website1994-03-12 • 1h 53m
7.4/10 • 18
Things that pass, and things that can't be lost… One summer adventure story of three boys.
A delightful and moving coming-of-age story. One summer, three young boys take an increasing interest in an eccentric old man who lives alone in a house surrounded by an overgrown garden. The boys form a bond with the recluse and set about weeding and replanting the garden.
- Directors
- Shinji Sōmai
- Editors
- Yoshiyuki Okuhara
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsRentaro Mikuni
Kihachi Denpo
Naoki Sakata
Jun Kiyama
Yasutaka Oh
Kawabe
Ken'ichi Makino
Takeshi Yamashita
Akira Emoto
Nagatomo
Tsurube Shofukutei
Undertaker
Minori Terada
Taniguchi
Naho Toda
Shizuka Kondo
Shigeru Yazaki
Katsuhiro
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- Original Language
- Japanese
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- Keywords
- gardencoming of agedeathchildhood