The Friends
Things that pass, and things that can't be lost… One summer adventure story of three boys.
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.
- Year : 1994
- Country : Japan
- Genre : Drama
- Studio : Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation
- Keyword : garden, coming of age, death, childhood
- Director : Shinji Sōmai
- Cast : Rentaro Mikuni, Naoki Sakata, Yasutaka Oh, Ken'ichi Makino, Akira Emoto, Tsurube Shofukutei