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.
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Cast
- Joe OdagiriMasaya Nakagawa
- Kirin KikiEiko Nakagawa
- Yayako UchidaEiko (young)
- Takako MatsuMizue
- Kaoru KobayashiOton
- Satoshi TomiuraMasaya (teen)
- Shohei Tanaka
- Kanato TanihataMasaya (child)
- Misako Watanabe
- Sumie Sasaki
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- Jōji MatsuokaDirector
- Suzuki MatsuoScreenplay
- Lily FrankyNovel
- Norimichi KasamatsuDirector of Photography
- Tadashi UedaOriginal Music Composer
- Shinichi FushimaEditor
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