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

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