
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
Drama
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.
Top Cast


Joe Odagiri
Joe Odagiri
Masaya Nakagawa
Joe Odagiri
Masaya Nakagawa


Kirin Kiki
Kirin Kiki
Eiko Nakagawa
Kirin Kiki
Eiko Nakagawa
Yayako Uchida
Yayako Uchida
Eiko (young)
Yayako Uchida
Eiko (young)


Takako Matsu
Takako Matsu
Mizue
Takako Matsu
Mizue


Kaoru Kobayashi
Kaoru Kobayashi
Oton
Kaoru Kobayashi
Oton
Satoshi Tomiura
Satoshi Tomiura
Masaya (teen)
Satoshi Tomiura
Masaya (teen)


Shohei Tanaka
Shohei Tanaka
Shohei Tanaka
Kanato Tanihata
Kanato Tanihata
Masaya (child)
Kanato Tanihata
Masaya (child)


Misako Watanabe
Misako Watanabe
Misako Watanabe


Sumie Sasaki
Sumie Sasaki
Sumie Sasaki
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