The story
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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Joe OdagiriMasaya Nakagawa
Kirin KikiEiko NakagawaYayako Uchida
Yayako UchidaEiko (young)
Takako MatsuMizue
Kaoru KobayashiOtonSatoshi Tomiura
Satoshi TomiuraMasaya (teen)
Shohei TanakaCastKanato Tanihata
Kanato TanihataMasaya (child)
Misako WatanabeCast
Sumie SasakiCast
Chisako HaraMasaya's grandmother
Mieko YukiCastExplore the crew
- Director
- Jōji Matsuoka
- Editor
- Shinichi Fushima
- Director of Photography
- Norimichi Kasamatsu
- Screenplay
- Suzuki Matsuo
- Original Music Composer
- Tadashi Ueda