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The Friends
Things that pass, and things that can't be lost… One summer adventure story of three boys.
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
113 min
Release Date
1994-04-09
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
10
Vote Average
7.1
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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
Yôhei Hamanishi
Satoru Fujii
Mariko Momotani
Sayuki Uezono
Aya Mihara
Masabumi Usui
Shigeyoshi Kohira
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