The Friends (1994)

03/12/1994 (JP) • 1h 53m

Drama

Things that pass, and things that can't be lost… One summer adventure story of three boys.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Rentaro Mikuni

Kihachi Denpo

Naoki Sakata

Jun Kiyama

Ken'ichi Makino

Takeshi Yamashita

Akira Emoto

Nagatomo

Minori Terada

Taniguchi

Naho Toda

Shizuka Kondo


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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

garden

coming of age

death

childhood

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