Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

• Rated 6.9 out of 10
• Movie
• 2007
• 2h 22m
• 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.

Director

Jōji Matsuoka

Starring

Joe Odagiri, Kirin Kiki, Yayako Uchida, Takako Matsu