The Friends
夏の庭 The Friends
1994 · 1h 53m · Drama · Japan · Rated G (JP)
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.
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childhoodcoming of agedeathgardenold man
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