Movielogr
Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007)
Directed by Joji Matsuoka
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.
Length 142 minutes
Actors
Joe Odagiri | Kirin Kiki | Yayako Uchida | Takako Matsu | Kaoru Kobayashi | Satoshi Tomiura | Shohei Tanaka | Kanato Tanihata | Misako Watanabe | Sumie Sasaki | Chisako Hara | Mieko Yuki | Tsubaki Nekoze | Ayumi Ito | Ryo Katsuji | Hiroyuki Hirayama | YosiYosi Arakawa | Osamu Tsuji | Susumu Terajima | Hijiri Kojima | Nahoko Yoshimoto | Ken Mitsuishi | Noriko Sengoku | Toru Nakamura | Kumiko Tsuchiya | Kyoko Koizumi | Itsuji Itao | Seiji Rokkaku | Aoi Miyazaki | Tomorowo Taguchi | Miyuki Matsuda | Akira Emoto | Tetsushi Tanaka | Sansei Shiomi | Ryo Iwamatsu | Junko Emoto | Tamae Andô | Hitomi Kurihara | Mariya | Rena Takeshita | Asako Kobayashi | Sakiko Bokumoto | Yui Sakuma