Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007)

Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007)

2007-04-14 Japan 142 Min. PG-13
6.9 14 votes

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.

Cast

オダギリジョー is Masaya Nakagawa
Masaya Nakagawa
樹木希林 is Eiko Nakagawa
Eiko Nakagawa
内田也哉子 is Eiko (young)
Eiko (young)
小林薫 is Oton
冨浦智嗣 is Masaya (teen)
Masaya (teen)
Kanato Tanihata is Masaya (child)
Masaya (child)
原知佐子 is Masaya's grandmother
Masaya's grandmother