The Friends (1994) - Cinemaos

CinemaOSMovie · 1994 · 1h 53m

The Friends

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

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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.

Directed byShinji Sōmai

Status: Released
Runtime: 1h 53m
Language: JA
Released: March 12, 1994

Studios

Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation

Watch the

Trailers & teasers

2 videos

Official Trailer [Subtitled]

Official Trailer [Subtitled]

【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』

【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』

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited

Starring

Rentaro Mikuni

Rentaro Mikuni

Kihachi Denpo

Naoki Sakata

Jun Kiyama

Yasutaka Oh

Kawabe

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

Creative team

Directed by: Shinji Sōmai
Written by: Yōzō Tanaka
Produced by: Etsuhiro Katô
Hiroyuki Fujikado

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