Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad Special (2006)

Also Known As: Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad SP , Tokyo Tower Okan and I, sometimes, Oton , Tokyo Tower ~ Okan and me, sometimes, Oton (SP version) , 東京タワー 〜オカンとボクと、時々、オトン〜(SP版)

Country: Japanese

Genres: Drama, life, Youth

Status: Completed

Date aired: 2006

Summary:

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.