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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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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Joe Odagiri

Joe Odagiri

Masaya Nakagawa
Kirin Kiki

Kirin Kiki

Eiko Nakagawa
Yayako Uchida

Yayako Uchida

Eiko (young)
Takako Matsu

Takako Matsu

Mizue
Kaoru Kobayashi

Kaoru Kobayashi

Oton
Satoshi Tomiura

Satoshi Tomiura

Masaya (teen)

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