Tomodachi
7.1
Shinta is a sixth grader in Kawasaki City a troublemaker that dreams to become a soccer player. Yoshiko, a classmate who moved to Kawasaki from Iwate Prefecture two years ago, is a gloomy girl who suffers from asthma due to the polluted air in Kawasaki and is ostracized by her class. Shinta is placed next to Yoshiko in class and their stories will take a turn.
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Cast
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Hitoshi Abe
Takeo Chii
Known for
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Lady Snowblood
Hiroshi Gojo
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A Woman Called Sada Abe
The Man Who Stole the Sun
Mieko Harada
Known for
Ran
The Hours of My Life
Yūsaku Matsuda
Known for
Black Rain
Toshio Takahara
Known for
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
Twenty-Four Eyes
Tomiko Ishii
Known for
Gate of Flesh
Shall We Dance?
Yoshie Kitsuda
Known for
Shōgun
Intentions of Murder
Teizō Muta
Also in
Puppets Under Starry Skies
Death of a Tea Master
Tappei Shimokawa
Known for
Dodes'ka-den
After the Rain
Chigusa Takayama
Known for
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
Kaori Taniguchi
Also in
Living Skeleton
Aru aibu!! Zubunure
Yukihiro Sawada Director · Takahisa Katsume Writer Teruo Hatanaka Cinematographer
First release July 24, 1974 · Produced in Japan · Original title ともだち
Production
Nikkatsu Children's Films
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Japan
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Original title
ともだち
Original language
Japanese
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Japanese
Release dates
Japan · July 24, 1974
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No release date listed for United States.
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