# Dear Friends (2007)

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**Original title**: *Dear Friends ディア フレンズ*
**Runtime**: 115 min
**Genres**: Drama
**Directed by**: Kazuyuki Morosawa
**Written by**: Uiko Miura, Kazuyuki Morosawa
**Starring**: Keiko Kitagawa, Yuika Motokariya, Masaya Kikawada, Airi Toriyama, Mao Sasaki, Hatsune Matsushima

> *Are friends necessary?*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Mean Girls meets Single White Female. Popular girl Rina has it all. It delivers sharp social commentary.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, tender

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