The Friends

The Friends

The Friends

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The Friends

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

1994

1h 53m

7.4(18 votes)

Drama

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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Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation

Videos & Trailers

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Cast & Crew

18 members

Acting

三国連太郎

Kihachi Denpo

三国連太郎

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Naoki Sakata

Jun Kiyama

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Yasutaka Oh

Kawabe

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Ken'ichi Makino

Takeshi Yamashita

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柄本明

Nagatomo

柄本明

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笑福亭鶴瓶

Undertaker

笑福亭鶴瓶

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寺田農

Taniguchi

寺田農

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戸田菜穂

Shizuka Kondo

戸田菜穂

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矢崎滋

Katsuhiro

矢崎滋

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淡島千景

Yayoi Koko

淡島千景

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Ritsuko Nemoto

Tomomi Kiyama

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Yôhei Hamanishi

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Satoru Fujii

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Mariko Momotani

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Sayuki Uezono

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Aya Mihara

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Masabumi Usui

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Shigeyoshi Kohira

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