Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007)
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.
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Cast
Joe Odagiri
Masaya Nakagawa
Kirin Kiki
Eiko Nakagawa
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Yayako Uchida
Eiko (young)
Takako Matsu
Mizue
Kaoru Kobayashi
Oton
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Satoshi Tomiura
Masaya (teen)
Shohei Tanaka
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Kanato Tanihata
Masaya (child)
Misako Watanabe
Sumie Sasaki
Chisako Hara
Masaya's grandmother
Mieko Yuki
Tsubaki Nekoze
Ayumi Ito
Tamami
Ryo Katsuji
Hiraguri