Best Friend
1987, Japanese. Directed by Jirō Shōno.
Aya, who works in a bank, and Sanae, a stylist, jointly rented an apartment and started living together. One day, when the photographer Bunpei also rents a room, three people's common lives start. Aya gradually falls in love with Bunpei.
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 15 April 1987
- Original title
- ベスト・フレンド 「人間交差点」より
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Masao Yajima
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Best Friend runs 111 minutes (1h 51m).
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Best Friend isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 15 April 1987. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Best Friend?
Best Friend (1987) was directed by Jirō Shōno and stars Akina Nakamori, Sanma Akashiya, Satomi Kobayashi.