Release Date | 2007-04-14 |
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Runtime | 142 minutes |
Genres | Drama |
Stars | Joe Odagiri, Kirin Kiki, Yayako Uchida, Takako Matsu, Kaoru Kobayashi |
Directors | Jōji Matsuoka, Lily Franky, Suzuki Matsuo, Kenichi Mizuno, Mitsuo Harada |
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.