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Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007)

Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007)

Drama
Release Date: 2007, April 14
Directors: Jōji Matsuoka
Countries: Japan
Production: Shochiku, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Little More, Eisei Gekijo, dentsu, Bandai, Yomiuri Shimbun Company, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, Gunpowder, Film Makers, Sapporo Television Broadcasting Company, Hiroshima Telecasting, Fukuoka Broadcasting System, Chukyo TV Broadcasting Company, Mitsui & Co.
Cast: Kaoru Kobayashi, Akira Emoto, Ken Mitsuishi, Kirin Kiki, Aoi Miyazaki, Takako Matsu, Itsuji Itao, Ryo Iwamatsu, Ayumi Ito, Yoshiyoshi Arakawa, Ryo Katsuji, Joe Odagiri

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.

Keywords:

tokyo, japan tokyo tower