Tokyo Tower: Mom & Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007)
Also Known As:
東京タワー .オカンとボクと、時々、オトン
Tokyo Tawaa : Okan to Boku to, Tokidoki, Oton
Director:
Matsuoka Joji [松岡錠司]
Country:
Japanese
Genres:
Family, life
Status:
Completed
Date aired:
2007
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.