
Drama
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
6.9
142 min
2007
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.
Top Cast

Joe Odagiri
Masaya Nakagawa

Kirin Kiki
Eiko Nakagawa

Yayako Uchida
Eiko (young)

Takako Matsu
Mizue

Kaoru Kobayashi
Oton
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