Overview
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.
Cast
Joe Odagiri
Masaya Nakagawa
Kirin Kiki
Eiko Nakagawa
Yayako Uchida
Eiko (young)
Takako Matsu
Mizue
Kaoru Kobayashi
Oton
Satoshi Tomiura
Masaya (teen)
Kanato Tanihata
Masaya (child)
Chisako Hara
Masaya's grandmother
Ayumi Ito
Tamami
Ryo Katsuji
Hiraguri
Hiroyuki Hirayama
Isoyama
Yoshiyoshi Arakawa
Enomoto
Hijiri Kojima
Nobue (young)
Ken Mitsuishi
Customer at bar
Kyoko Koizumi
Property agent
Itsuji Itao
Katpa's guest
Akira Emoto
Doctor from Sasazuka Clinic
Ryo Iwamatsu
Editor on the phone (voice)
Media
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Interstellar
Carol
Shutter Island
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Now You See Me
Black Mass
Pulp Fiction
The Truman Show
