The Friends
“Things that pass, and things that can't be lost… One summer adventure story of three boys.”
1994•1h 53m•7.0•Released
Drama
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.
Director
Shinji Sōmai
Writer
Yōzō Tanaka
Languages
Japanese
Studio
Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation
Cast
Rentaro 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
Chikage Awashima
Yayoi Koko
Ritsuko Nemoto
Tomomi Kiyama
Yôhei Hamanishi
Satoru Fujii
Mariko Momotani
Sayuki Uezono
Production
Company
Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation
Producer
Hiroyuki Fujikado
Producer
Etsuhiro Katô
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