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The Friends (1994)

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.
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Shinji Sōmai profile
Shinji Sōmai

Director

Yōzō Tanaka profile
Yōzō Tanaka

Screenplay

Cast

Rentaro Mikuni profile
Rentaro Mikuni

Kihachi Denpo

Naoki Sakata profile
Naoki Sakata

Jun Kiyama

Yasutaka Oh profile
Yasutaka Oh

Kawabe

Ken'ichi Makino profile
Ken'ichi Makino

Takeshi Yamashita

Akira Emoto profile
Akira Emoto

Nagatomo

Tsurube Shofukutei profile
Tsurube Shofukutei

Undertaker

Minori Terada profile
Minori Terada

Taniguchi

Naho Toda profile
Naho Toda

Shizuka Kondo

Shigeru Yazaki profile
Shigeru Yazaki

Katsuhiro

Chikage Awashima profile
Chikage Awashima

Yayoi Koko

Ritsuko Nemoto profile
Ritsuko Nemoto

Tomomi Kiyama

Yôhei Hamanishi profile
Yôhei Hamanishi

Rentaro Mikuni profile
Rentaro Mikuni

Kihachi Denpo

Naoki Sakata profile
Naoki Sakata

Jun Kiyama

Yasutaka Oh profile
Yasutaka Oh

Kawabe

Ken'ichi Makino profile
Ken'ichi Makino

Takeshi Yamashita

Akira Emoto profile
Akira Emoto

Nagatomo

Tsurube Shofukutei profile
Tsurube Shofukutei

Undertaker

Minori Terada profile
Minori Terada

Taniguchi

Naho Toda profile
Naho Toda

Shizuka Kondo

Shigeru Yazaki profile
Shigeru Yazaki

Katsuhiro

Chikage Awashima profile
Chikage Awashima

Yayoi Koko

Ritsuko Nemoto profile
Ritsuko Nemoto

Tomomi Kiyama

Yôhei Hamanishi profile
Yôhei Hamanishi

Extra

Release Date

April 9, 1994

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

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Available On

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Videos

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【予告編】12/27公開!相米慎二監督『夏の庭 The Friends 4Kリマスター版』

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