Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
Not Rated
Drama
Starring: Joe Odagiri, Kirin Kiki, Yayako Uchida, Takako Matsu, Kaoru Kobayashi
Writer: Suzuki Matsuo, Lily Franky
Release Date:
April 14, 2007
April 14, 2007
Ratings:
6.9 / 10
6.9 / 10
Director:
Jōji Matsuoka
Jōji Matsuoka
Companies:
Shochiku
Shochiku
Overview
Adapted from the bestselling Japanese autobiography of the same title, this gentle coming-of-age drama concerns an adolescent boy, Boku - Masaya, torn between the inherited recklessness of his father Oton and the inherited responsibility, wisdom and emotional strength of his mother Okan. Following a period of intensely rebellious behavior, Boku learns that his mom has contracted cancer; suddenly, his mother comes to live with him in Tokyo the entire emotional landscape of his life is altered.
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