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.
Release Date: 2007-04-14
Original Language: ja
Genres: Unknown Genre
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Masaya Nakagawa
Eiko Nakagawa
Eiko (young)
Mizue
Oton
Masaya (teen)
Masaya (child)
Masaya's grandmother
Tamami
Hiraguri
Isoyama
Enomoto
Nobue (young)
Customer at bar
Property agent
Katpa's guest
DJ
Doctor from Sasazuka Clinic
Editor on the phone (voice)