Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

Overview

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

Joe Odagiri

Masaya Nakagawa

Kirin Kiki

Eiko Nakagawa

N/A

Yayako Uchida

Eiko (young)

Takako Matsu

Mizue

Kaoru Kobayashi

Oton

N/A

Satoshi Tomiura

Masaya (teen)

Shohei Tanaka

N/A

Kanato Tanihata

Masaya (child)

Misako Watanabe

Sumie Sasaki

Chisako Hara

Masaya's grandmother

Mieko Yuki