Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

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Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
Tokyo Tower- Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad.jpg
Theatrical poster for Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007)
Directed byJoji Matsuoka[1]
Written byLily Franky (novel)
Suzuki Matsuo (screenplay)
Produced byKanji Miura
Genichi Miwa
StarringJō Odagiri
Distributed byShochiku
Release date
  • April 14, 2007 (2007-04-14)
Running time
142 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office$16,227,662[2]

Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (東京タワー 〜オカンとボクと、時々、オトン〜, Tōkyō tawaa ~ okan to boku to, tokidoki, oton ~) is a 2007 Japanese film directed by Joji Matsuoka. The film is adapted from the best selling autobiography of Lily Franky, a Japanese novelist, actor, illustrator, designer, musician and photographer. The young Eiko is played by , the daughter of actress Kirin Kiki who plays Eiko as an old woman. The film was chosen as the Best Film of 2008 at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.[3]

Plot[]

A young man who has inherited the irresponsible character of his father must care for his cancer-stricken mother when she moves in with him in Tokyo. Her wise and responsible nature causes him to reorganize his life.[4]

Cast[]

Others include : Akira Emoto, Itsuji Itao, Ayumi Ito, Ryo Katsuji, Kyōko Koizumi, Hitomi Kurihara, Miyuki Matsuda, Ken Mitsuishi, Aoi Miyazaki, Noriko Sengoku, Tomorowo Taguchi, Rena Takeshita, Tetsushi Tanaka, Susumu Terajima, ...

Reception[]

The film won five awards at the 2008 Japan Academy Prizes:[5] Best Film, Best Director, Screenplay of the Year, Best Actress in a Leading Role and Best Actor in a Supporting Role. It also receive nominations for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Actress in a Supporting Role and Rookie of the Year. It was also nominated for Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor at the 2nd Asian Film Awards.

Location[]

Much of the movie's Kokura segments were filmed in Uguisuzawa, Miyagi's Hosokura mine district.

References[]

  1. ^ Infobox data from 東京タワー オカンとボクと、時々、オトン(2007) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2009-05-08. and Tôkyô tawâ: Okan to boku to, tokidoki, oton (2007) at IMDb
  2. ^ https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&wk=2007W48&id=_fTKYTAWOKANTOB01
  3. ^ "Awards for Tôkyô tawâ: Okan to boku to, tokidoki, oton (2007)" (in Japanese). Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
  4. ^ Based on Tokyo Tower - Mom and Me and Sometimes Dad at AllMovie
  5. ^ Mark Schilling (15 February 2008). "Tokyo Tower tops Japanese awards". Variety. Retrieved 21 December 2008.

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