The Friends (1994)
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 0.141 |
Directed By
Shinji Sōmai
Crew
Shinji Sōmai
Katsuhiro Ogawa
Kyōko Heya
Izumi Sakai
Naruyuki Ueda
Kumiko Ogawa
Yoshiyuki Okuhara
Hideo Kumagai
Hidetoshi Nonaka
Etsuhiro Katô
Masahiro Yasuda
Hiroyuki Fujikado
Kazumi Yumoto
Sergio Assad
Yōzō Tanaka
Kei Ijichi
Noboru Shinoda
Jun Fukumoto
TOP CAST
Rentaro Mikuni
Kihachi Denpo
Naoki Sakata
Jun Kiyama
Yasutaka Oh
Kawabe
Ken'ichi Makino
Takeshi Yamashita
Akira Emoto
Nagatomo
Tsurube Shofukutei
Undertaker
Minori Terada
Taniguchi
Naho Toda
Shizuka Kondo
Shigeru Yazaki
Katsuhiro
Chikage Awashima
Yayoi Koko
Ritsuko Nemoto
Tomomi Kiyama
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