Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007)
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.
Cast
Masaya Nakagawa
Eiko Nakagawa
Masaya's grandmother
Tamami
Hiraguri
Isoyama
Enomoto
Nobue (young)
Eiko (young)
Customer at bar
Property agent
Katpa's guest
DJ
Mizue
Doctor from Sasazuka Clinic
Editor on the phone (voice)
Oton
Masaya (teen)
Masaya (child)
Crew
Director
Writer
Writer
Cinematography
Lighting Camera
Production Design
Music
Editor
Sound Recordist
Theme Song Performance
Theme Song Performance