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The Friends

The Friends

Shinji Sōmai

1994

  • Drama
7.0

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.

Cast & crew

  • Shinji SōmaiDirector
  • Rentaro MikuniKihachi Denpo
  • Naoki SakataJun Kiyama
  • Yasutaka OhKawabe
  • Ken'ichi MakinoTakeshi Yamashita
  • Akira EmotoNagatomo
  • Tsurube ShofukuteiUndertaker
  • Minori TeradaTaniguchi
  • Naho TodaShizuka Kondo

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