The Friends
Mar 12, 1994 · 1h 53m
Director
Shinji SōmaiOverview
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.
Cast of The Friends
Rentaro MikuniKihachi Denpo
Naoki SakataJun Kiyama- Yasutaka OhKawabe
- Ken'ichi MakinoTakeshi Yamashita
Akira EmotoNagatomo
Tsurube ShofukuteiUndertaker
Minori TeradaTaniguchi
Naho TodaShizuka Kondo
Shigeru YazakiKatsuhiro
Chikage AwashimaYayoi Koko- Ritsuko NemotoTomomi Kiyama
- Yôhei Hamanishi
- Satoru Fujii
- Mariko Momotani
- Sayuki Uezono
- Aya Mihara
- Masabumi Usui
- Shigeyoshi Kohira
Crew of The Friends
Shinji SōmaiDirector- Yōzō TanakaScreenplay
Kazumi YumotoNovel- Etsuhiro KatôProducer
- Hiroyuki FujikadoProducer
- Masahiro YasudaExecutive Producer
- Kei IjichiExecutive Producer
Izumi SakaiOriginal Music Composer
Noboru ShinodaDirector of Photography- Yoshiyuki OkuharaEditor
- Katsuhiro OgawaUnit Production Manager
- Kyōko HeyaArt Direction
- Nariyuki UedaGaffer
- Kumiko OgawaCostume Supervisor
- Hideo KumagaiGaffer
- Hidetoshi NonakaSound
- Sergio AssadMusic
- Jun FukumotoCamera Operator
About The Friends
What is The Friends about?
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.
When was The Friends released?
The Friends was released on March 12, 1994.
How long is The Friends?
The Friends runs 1 hour 53 minutes (113 minutes).
Who directed The Friends?
The Friends was directed by Shinji Sōmai.
Who is in the cast of The Friends?
The cast of The Friends includes Rentaro Mikuni (Kihachi Denpo), Naoki Sakata (Jun Kiyama), Yasutaka Oh (Kawabe), Ken'ichi Makino (Takeshi Yamashita) and Akira Emoto (Nagatomo).