Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
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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.
Director
Jōji Matsuoka
Writer
Suzuki Matsuo
Cast
Joe Odagiri
Masaya Nakagawa
Kirin Kiki
Eiko Nakagawa
Takako Matsu
Mizue
Kaoru Kobayashi
Oton
Chisako Hara
Masaya's grandmother
