

The Friends
Things that pass, and things that can't be lost… One summer adventure story of three boys.
7.0(27)19941h 53m1
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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- Language
- Japanese
- garden
- coming of age
- old man
- death
- childhood
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IndiaIN
- TheatricalMumbai Film Festival23 Oct 2010
GermanyDE
- PremiereNippon Connection Film Festival6 Jun 2015
Hong KongHK
- PremiereSummer International Film Festival (Restored Version)19 Aug 2024
JapanJP
- Theatrical (limited)大阪・京都・神戸先行公開12 Mar 1994
- Theatrical9 Apr 1994
- TheatricalG4Kリマスター版27 Dec 2024
South KoreaKR
- Theatrical126 Aug 2025
TaiwanTW
- Premiere6+Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival16 Nov 2021
- Theatrical0+21 Apr 2025
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The Friends was released on 12 March 1994.
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