Natsu no Niwa (1994) AKA The Friends

4.6
(16)

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. AKA The Friends
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. 

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5 Comments

  1. JW
    October 7, 2018
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    Lovely film, Jon! Thanks for sharing!! And thanks again and again and again for this lovely site!

  2. Steves
    October 10, 2018
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    Big thanks, Jon!

  3. Michael
    November 1, 2018
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    delightful film

  4. Susan Getze
    April 18, 2021
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    Lovely film — almost as good as the magnificent Moving. Long live rarefilmm!

  5. Sam Datts
    November 16, 2022
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    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!

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