Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

東京タワー オカンとボクと、時々、オトン

Also known as Tôkyô tawâ: Okan to boku to, tokidoki, oton, Tokyo Tawa: Okan to Boku to, Tokidoki, Oton, 東京鐵塔：我的母親父親, 东京塔, 東京タワー 〜オカンとボクと、時々、オトン〜

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.