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.

• DirectorShinji Sōmai
• Release9 April 1994
• GenreDrama
• Duration1h 53m
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  7.0
  9 reviews
• Productions

  Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation