Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

2007
2h 22m
6.9

6.9/10

17 votes • View on IMDb
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.

Status: Released

Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
Shochiku Nippon Television Network Corporation Little More Eisei Gekijo dentsu Bandai Yomiuri Shimbun Company Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation Gunpowder Film Makers Sapporo Television Broadcasting Company Hiroshima Telecasting Fukuoka Broadcasting System Chukyo TV Broadcasting Company Mitsui & Co.
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Quick Facts

Original Title 東京タワー オカンとボクと、時々、オトン
Release Date April 14, 2007
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0820158

Cast

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)

Shohei Tanaka
Shohei Tanaka

Kanato Tanihata
Kanato Tanihata

Masaya (child)

Misako Watanabe
Misako Watanabe

Sumie Sasaki
Sumie Sasaki

Chisako Hara
Chisako Hara

Masaya's grandmother

Mieko Yuki
Mieko Yuki

Key Crew

Jōji Matsuoka
Director
Suzuki Matsuo
Screenplay