Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 14, 2007

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

dentsu,Nippon Television Network Corporation,Shochiku,Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation,Bandai,Sapporo Television Broadcasting Company,Hiroshima Telecasting,Fukuoka Broadcasting System,Chukyo TV Broadcasting Company,Yomiuri Shimbun Company,Eisei Gekijo,Film Makers,Little More,Gunpowder Co.,Mitsui & Co.,Gunpowder

Cast

Rokkaku Seiji,Noriko Sengoku,Aoi Miyazaki,Shohei Tanaka,Tomorowo Taguchi,Ryo Iwamatsu,Hijiri Kojima,Chisako Hara,Tetsushi Tanaka,Yoshiyoshi Arakawaand 33 more

Director

Jōji Matsuoka

Writer

Suzuki Matsuo,Lily Franky

Cinematography

Norimichi Kasamatsu

Music

Tadashi Ueda

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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