Tokyo Tower ~ Okan and me, sometimes, Oton (SP version)
TV ShowTitle | 東京タワー 〜オカンとボクと、時々、オトン〜(SP版) |
User score | 10 |
Release date | Nov 18, 2006 |
Release date of last episode | Dec 2, 2006 |
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Production country | JP |
Production companies | BS Fuji |
Series status | Returning series |
Seasons count | 1 (List of episodes) |
Episodes count | 11 |
Run time | 124 min. |
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 (Kamiki Ryunosuke), 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.