Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007)
Directed by Joji Matsuoka
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Coming-of-Age, Family Drama, Slice of Life |
Run Time - 142 min. |
Countries - Japan |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Nathan Southern
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, 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.
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