Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
2007-04-14 | 142 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Joe OdagiriMasaya Nakagawa
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Kirin KikiEiko Nakagawa
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Takako MatsuMizue
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Kaoru KobayashiOton
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Shohei Tanaka
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Misako Watanabe
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Sumie Sasaki
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Chisako HaraMasaya's grandmother
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Mieko Yuki
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Tsubaki Nekoze
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Ayumi ItoTamami
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Ryo KatsujiHiraguri
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Hiroyuki HirayamaIsoyama
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Yoshiyoshi ArakawaEnomoto
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Susumu Terajima
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Hijiri KojimaNobue (young)
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