The Friends (夏の庭 The Friends) 30 years old

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.

Credits

Akira Emoto as Nagatomo

Minori Terada as Taniguchi

Rentarō Mikuni as Kihachi Denpo

Tsurube Shôfukutei as An undertaker

Naho Toda as Shizuka Kondo

Chikage Awashima as Yayoi

The Friends Cast

Name	Character
Akira Emoto He was 45, now 75 years old	as Nagatomo
Minori Terada He was 51, now 81 years old	as Taniguchi
Rentarō Mikuni He was 71, 90 years old when he died	as Kihachi Denpo
Tsurube Shôfukutei	as An undertaker
Naho Toda She was 20, now 50 years old	as Shizuka Kondo
Chikage Awashima She was 70, 87 years old when she died	as Yayoi
Shigeru Yazaki He was 46, now 76 years old	as Katsuhiro
Naoki Sakata He was 10, now 40 years old	as Atsushi Kiyama

The Friends Crew

Name	Department
Noboru Shinoda as Director of Photography. He was 42 (52) years old when He died	Camera
Masahiro Yasuda as Executive Producer. He was 50 (65) years old when He died	Production
Katsuhiro Ogawa as Unit Production Manager.	Production
Shinji Sōmai as Director. He was 46 (53) years old when He died	Directing
Kyôko Heya as Art Direction.	Art
Kei Ijichi as Executive Producer.	Production
Yozo Tanaka as Screenplay. He was 54 (now 84) years old	Writing
Izumi Sakai as Original Music Composer. She was 27 (40) years old when She died	Sound

The Friends (30 years)

Release day: Saturday, April 09, 1994
Runtime: 113 minutes