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The Friends

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IMDB ID: tt0110630

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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.

Japanese

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Rentaro Mikuni

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Naoki Sakata

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Yasutaka Oh

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Ken'ichi Makino

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Akira Emoto

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Tsurube Shofukutei

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Minori Terada

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Naho Toda

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Shigeru Yazaki

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Chikage Awashima

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Shinji Sōmai

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Kazumi Yumoto

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Yōzō Tanaka

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