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The Friends

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7.4/10 • 18

1994-04-091h 53m

Drama

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

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  1. Rentaro Mikuni

    Rentaro Mikuni

    Kihachi Denpo

  2. Naoki Sakata

    Naoki Sakata

    Jun Kiyama

  3. Yasutaka Oh

    Yasutaka Oh

    Kawabe

  4. Ken'ichi Makino

    Ken'ichi Makino

    Takeshi Yamashita

  5. Akira Emoto

    Akira Emoto

    Nagatomo

  6. Tsurube Shofukutei

    Tsurube Shofukutei

    Undertaker

  7. Minori Terada

    Minori Terada

    Taniguchi

  8. Naho Toda

    Naho Toda

    Shizuka Kondo

  9. Shigeru Yazaki

    Shigeru Yazaki

    Katsuhiro

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    Status
    Released
    Original Language
    Japanese
    Budget
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    Keywords
    gardencoming of agedeathchildhood