Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007)

東京タワー オカンとボクと、時々、オトン

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.

Production

Nippon Television Network Corporation · dentsu · Shochiku · Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation · Bandai · Yomiuri Shimbun Company · Sapporo Television Broadcasting Company · Hiroshima Telecasting · Fukuoka Broadcasting System · Chukyo TV Broadcasting Company · Eisei Gekijo · Film Makers · Little More · Mitsui & Co. · Gunpowder