Movie: The Friends

Top 10 Billed 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
柄本明

Nagatomo

Tsurube Shofukutei
Tsurube Shofukutei

Undertaker

Minori Terada
寺田農

Taniguchi

Naho Toda
戸田菜穂

Shizuka Kondo

Shigeru Yazaki
Shigeru Yazaki

Katsuhiro

Chikage Awashima
淡島千景

Yayoi Koko

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  • 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.

  • Release Date

    1994-04-09

  • Average

    7.3

  • Rating:

    3.6 starts
  • Tagline

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

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    日本語
  • Keywords

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