The Friends (1994)
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.
Director:
Shinji Sōmai
Writer:
Yōzō Tanaka
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Rentaro Mikuni as Kihachi Denpo |
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Naoki Sakata as Jun Kiyama |
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Yasutaka Oh as Kawabe |
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Ken'ichi Makino as Takeshi Yamashita |
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Akira Emoto as Nagatomo |
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Tsurube Shofukutei as Undertaker |
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Minori Terada as Taniguchi |
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Naho Toda as Shizuka Kondo |
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Shigeru Yazaki as Katsuhiro |
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Chikage Awashima as Yayoi Koko |
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Ritsuko Nemoto as Tomomi Kiyama |
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Yôhei Hamanishi as |
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Satoru Fujii as |
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Mariko Momotani as |
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Sayuki Uezono as |
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Aya Mihara as |
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Masabumi Usui as |
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Shigeyoshi Kohira as |
| Directing | Shinji Sōmai | Director |
| Production | Katsuhiro Ogawa | Unit Production Manager |
| Art | Kyōko Heya | Art Direction |
| Sound | Izumi Sakai | Original Music Composer |
| Lighting | Nariyuki Ueda | Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kumiko Ogawa | Costume Supervisor |
| Editing | Yoshiyuki Okuhara | Editor |
| Lighting | Hideo Kumagai | Gaffer |
| Sound | Hidetoshi Nonaka | Sound |
| Production | Etsuhiro Katô | Producer |
| Production | Masahiro Yasuda | Executive Producer |
| Production | Hiroyuki Fujikado | Producer |
| Writing | Kazumi Yumoto | Novel |
| Sound | Sergio Assad | Music |
| Writing | Yōzō Tanaka | Screenplay |
| Production | Kei Ijichi | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Noboru Shinoda | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Jun Fukumoto | Camera Operator |
