Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Joe Odagiri Masaya Nakagawa

Kirin Kiki Eiko Nakagawa

Yayako Uchida Eiko (young)

Takako Matsu Mizue

Kaoru Kobayashi Oton