Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad(東京タワー オカンとボクと、時々、オトン)
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Japan · 2007
2h 22m
Director Joji Matsuoka
Starring Joe Odagiri, Kirin Kiki, Yayako Uchida, Takako Matsu
Genre Drama
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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.
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