Tokyo Tower: Mom & Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007)

Other name: 東京タワー .オカンとボクと、時々、オトン Tokyo Tawaa : Okan to Boku to, Tokidoki, Oton

Description:

Adapted from the bestselling Japanese autobiography of the same title, the gentle coming-of-age drama Tokyo Tower - Mom and Me and Sometimes Dad 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: Matsuoka Joji [松岡錠司]

Country: Japanese

Status: Completed

Released: 2007

Genre: Family life