Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

(2007)

★ 6.9 IMDb · 17 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 2007

Runtime: 142 мин

Country: Japan

Director: 松岡錠司

Cast: オダギリジョー, 樹木希林, 内田也哉子, Такако Мацу, Каору Кобаяши, 冨浦智嗣, 田中祥平, Kanato Tanihata, 渡辺美佐子, 佐々木すみ江

Plot

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.