High School Girl's Friend

Overview

Genichiro, a lonely retired man living with his son’s family who mostly ignores him, feels closest to his granddaughter who is in highschool. Through her, Genichiro meets another high school girl, Mina, who also feels ignored by her family. She is also troubled by her friend’s pregnancy and the bankruptcy of her father’s company. Unlike her friends, Mina has an ungilded view of life and finds herself comforted by Genichiro’s wisdom. Genichiro likewise is happy to be making a difference in someone’s life.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 14, 2001

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Cast

Hajime Yamazaki,Tomio Aoki,Yuka Nomura,Tsutomu Yamazaki,Tomoko Mariya,Aki Maeda

Director

Tetsuo Shinohara

Writer

Miri Yu,Masato Katō

Producer

Takeyuki Suzuki

Cinematography

Hiroshi Takase

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0336664