Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

142 mins | Drama | April 14, 2007

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.

Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

142 mins | Drama | April 14, 2007

Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
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.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Shochiku Co., Ltd., Dentsu, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Eisei Gekijo, Fukuoka Broadcasting System (FBS), Hiroshima Telecasting (HTV), The Yomiuri Shimbun, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation (YTV), Film Makers, Little More Co., Sapporo Television Broadcasting Company, Chukyo TV Broadcasting Company (CTV), Gunpowder Co., Bandai, Mitsui & Co.
Original title 東京タワー オカンとボクと、時々、オトン
Directors Joji Matsuoka
Writers Lily Franky, Suzuki Matsuo

Cast

Joe Odagiri

as Masaya Nakagawa

Kirin Kiki

as Eiko Nakagawa

Yayako Uchida

as Eiko (young)

Takako Matsu

as Mizue

Kaoru Kobayashi

as Oton

Satoshi Tomiura

as Masaya (teen)

Kanato Tanihata

as Masaya (child)

Chisako Hara

as Masaya's grandmother

Ayumi Ito

as Tamami

Ryo Katsuji

as Hiraguri

Hiroyuki Hirayama

as Isoyama

Yoshiyoshi Arakawa

as Enomoto

Hijiri Kojima

as Nobue (young)

Ken Mitsuishi

as Customer at bar

Kyoko Koizumi

as Property agent

Itsuji Itao

as Katpa's guest

Aoi Miyazaki

as DJ

Akira Emoto

as Doctor from Sasazuka Clinic

Ryo Iwamatsu

as Editor on the phone (voice)

Mariya

as