Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
2007, Japanese. Directed by Jōji Matsuoka.
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 22m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 14 April 2007
- Original title
- 東京タワー オカンとボクと、時々、オトン
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Suzuki Matsuo
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Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007) was directed by Jōji Matsuoka and stars Joe Odagiri, Kirin Kiki, Yayako Uchida.