Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (6.9)

Movie · 2007 · 2 h 22 min · Drama

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.

Directed by: 松岡錠司

Starring オダギリジョー, 樹木希林, 内田也哉子, 松たか子, Kaoru Kobayashi, 冨浦智嗣, 田中祥平, Kanato Tanihata, 渡辺美佐子, 佐々木すみ江

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