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The Friends

1994 Japanese film directed by Shinji Sōmai
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The Friends

Summary

The Friends is a film[1].

Key Facts

  • The Friends's instance of is recorded as film[2].
  • The Friends was directed by Shinji Sōmai[3].
  • Yōzō Tanaka wrote the screenplay for The Friends[4].
  • The Friends's genre is drama film[5].
  • The Friends's based on is recorded as The Friends[6].
  • A cast member of The Friends was Akira Emoto[7].
  • A cast member of The Friends was Chikage Awashima[8].
  • A cast member of The Friends was Rentarō Mikuni[9].
  • The original language of The Friends was Japanese[10].
  • The Friends's country of origin is recorded as Japan[11].
  • The Friends was published on April 9, 1994[12].
  • The Friends's EIRIN film rating is recorded as G[13].
  • The Friends's CNC film rating is recorded as no age restriction[14].

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Authorship and Creation

The Friends was directed by Shinji Sōmai[3]. Yōzō Tanaka wrote the screenplay for it[4]. Cast members include Akira Emoto[7], Chikage Awashima[8], and Rentarō Mikuni[9].

Publication

The Friends was released on April 9, 1994[12]. The original language of it was Japanese[10]. Its genre is drama film[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . cnc.fr. Retrieved . cnc.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Based on → The Friends
    Wikidata description → 1994 Japanese film directed by Shinji Sōmai
    Trakt.tv film id → 80845
    Allociné film id → 216682
    + 39 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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