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