Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
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東京タワー オカンとボクと、時々、オトン
director:
Jōji Matsuoka
playwright:
Lily Franky
/
Suzuki Matsuo
actor:
Joe Odagiri
/
Kirin Kiki
/
Yayako Uchida
/
Takako Matsu
/
Kaoru Kobayashi
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genre:
Drama
region:
Japan
language:
Japanese
release date:
2007-04-14
(Release)
IMDb: tt0820158
東京タワー オカンとボクと、時々、オトン
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.