Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
2007/04/14 (US) | Drama
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.
Jōji Matsuoka
Director
Lead Cast
Joe Odagiri
Masaya Nakagawa
Kirin Kiki
Eiko Nakagawa
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Yayako Uchida
Eiko (young)
Takako Matsu
Mizue
Kaoru Kobayashi
Oton
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Satoshi Tomiura
Masaya (teen)
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Shohei Tanaka
Budget
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Revenue
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Status
Released
Production Company
- Shochiku
- Nippon Television Network Corporation
- Little More
- Eisei Gekijo
Crews
Suzuki Matsuo
Writer
Kenichi Mizuno
Lighting Camera
Mitsuo Harada
Production Design
Tadashi Ueda
Music
Shinichi Fushima
Editor
Kiyoshi Kakizawa
Sound Recordist
Norimichi Kasamatsu
Director of Photography