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

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