Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
Movie| Title | 東京タワー オカンとボクと、時々、オトン |
| User score | 6.9 |
| Release date | Apr 14, 2007 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Jōji Matsuoka |
| Production country | Japan |
| Production companies | Shochiku, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Little More, Eisei Gekijo, dentsu, Bandai, Yomiuri Shimbun Company, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, Gunpowder, Film Makers, Sapporo Television Broadcasting Company, Hiroshima Telecasting, Fukuoka Broadcasting System, Chukyo TV Broadcasting Company, Mitsui & Co. |
| Run time | 142 min. |
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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Tokyo Tower - Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (東京タワー ～オカンとボクと、時々、オトン～) - Trailer (JP)
Jun 18, 2014
