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.
Director: Shinji Sômai.
Writers: Kazumi Yumoto (based on the novel by), Yôzô Tanaka (screenplay).
Stars: Rentarô Mikuni, Naoki Sakata, Yasutaka Oh, Ken’ichi Makino, Naho Toda, Ritsuko Nemoto, Tsurube Shôfukutei, Minori Terada, Akira Emoto, Shigeru Yazaki, Chikage Awashima. AKA The Friends
Lovely film, Jon! Thanks for sharing!! And thanks again and again and again for this lovely site!
Big thanks, Jon!
delightful film
Lovely film — almost as good as the magnificent Moving. Long live rarefilmm!
Hi! Thanks a lot for this movie! I really enjoy japanese cinema in general and also loved this film! It’s really special to me also cause the soundtrack it’s performed by a brazilian guitar duo (Assad Brothers) that I like a lot too. Thanks again!