Is The Friends violent?

No. Less violent than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Friends easy watching?

Yes, very. More comforting than 90% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Friends scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 84% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Friends end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Friends

Name: The Friends
Genre: Drama
Released: 1994
Duration: 113 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Rentaro Mikuni, Naoki Sakata, Yasutaka Oh, Ken'ichi Makino, Akira Emoto

Things that pass, and things that can't be lost… One summer adventure story of three boys.

Directed by Shinji Sōmai

Produced by Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation

1994113 min7.1 / 10

A tender coming-of-age story about three boys who form a meaningful bond with a lonely old man through the shared act of restoring his garden.

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.

Clusters

Heartwarming Family Friendships Family Struggles Growing Up Old Age Stories Death and Dying Teen Coming Of Age Stories

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Garden Coming Of Age Old Man Death Childhood

Questions people ask

Is The Friends violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is The Friends easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 90% of films.
Is The Friends scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Does The Friends end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 71% of films.
Is The Friends sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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