Tokyo Towers: 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.

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  Joe Odagiri

  Masaya Nakagawa
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  Kirin Kiki

  Eiko Nakagawa
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  Takako Matsu

  Mizue
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  Kaoru Kobayashi

  Oton
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  Shohei Tanaka
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  Misako Watanabe
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  Sumie Sasaki
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  Chisako Hara

  Masaya's grandmother
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  Mieko Yuki
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  Tsubaki Nekoze