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The Friends
The Friends

The Friends

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

Genres

Drama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

113 mins

Rating

7.2/10

Release Date

09 April 1994

Country

Japan

Cast

Rentaro Mikuni

Rentaro Mikuni

Kihachi Denpo

Naoki Sakata

Naoki Sakata

Jun Kiyama

Yasutaka Oh

Yasutaka Oh

Kawabe

Ken'ichi Makino

Ken'ichi Makino

Takeshi Yamashita

Akira Emoto

Akira Emoto

Nagatomo

Tsurube Shofukutei

Tsurube Shofukutei

Undertaker

Minori Terada

Minori Terada

Taniguchi

Naho Toda

Naho Toda

Shizuka Kondo

Shigeru Yazaki

Shigeru Yazaki

Katsuhiro

Chikage Awashima

Chikage Awashima

Yayoi Koko

Ritsuko Nemoto

Ritsuko Nemoto

Tomomi Kiyama

Yôhei Hamanishi

Yôhei Hamanishi

Satoru Fujii

Satoru Fujii

Mariko Momotani

Mariko Momotani

Sayuki Uezono

Sayuki Uezono

Aya Mihara

Aya Mihara

Masabumi Usui

Masabumi Usui

Shigeyoshi Kohira

Shigeyoshi Kohira

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