Drama
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.
Directed by
Jōji Matsuoka
Written by
Suzuki Matsuo
Akira Emoto
Doctor from Sasazuka Clinic
Aoi Miyazaki
DJ
Kyoko Koizumi
Property agent
Toru Nakamura
Kirin Kiki
Eiko Nakagawa
Kaoru Kobayashi
Oton
Ayumi Ito
Tamami
Susumu Terajima
Joe Odagiri
Masaya Nakagawa
Ryo Katsuji
Hiraguri
Takako Matsu
Mizue
Tomorowo Taguchi
Yui Sakuma
Lily Franky
Miyuki Matsuda
Ken Mitsuishi
Customer at bar
Yoshiyoshi Arakawa
Enomoto
Suzuki Matsuo
Itsuji Itao
Katpa's guest
Misako Watanabe
Masaharu Fukuyama
Tetsushi Tanaka
Sansei Shiomi
Noriko Sengoku
Tamae Ando
Rokkaku Seiji
Sumie Sasaki
Ryo Iwamatsu
Editor on the phone (voice)
Hitomi Kurihara
Hiroyuki Hirayama
Isoyama
Hijiri Kojima
Nobue (young)
Asako Kobayashi
Chisako Hara
Masaya's grandmother
Tsubaki Nekoze
Nahoko Yoshimoto
Kumiko Tsuchiya
Sakiko Bokumoto
Mieko Yuki
Yayako Uchida
Eiko (young)
Satoshi Tomiura
Masaya (teen)
Shohei Tanaka
Kanato Tanihata
Masaya (child)
Osamu Tsuji
Junko Emoto
Mariya
Rena Takeshita

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