The Friends
Things that pass, and things that can't be lost… One summer adventure story of three boys.
7.1
26 votes
March 12, 1994
1h 53m
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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Cast
Rentaro Mikuni
Kihachi DenpoNaoki Sakata
Jun KiyamaYasutaka Oh
KawabeKen'ichi Makino
Takeshi Yamashita
Akira Emoto
Nagatomo
Tsurube Shofukutei
Undertaker
Minori Terada
Taniguchi
Naho Toda
Shizuka Kondo
Shigeru Yazaki
Katsuhiro
Chikage Awashima
Yayoi KokoRitsuko Nemoto
Tomomi KiyamaYôhei Hamanishi
Satoru Fujii
Mariko Momotani
Sayuki Uezono
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