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 as Masaya Nakagawa
- Kirin Kiki as Eiko Nakagawa
- Yayako Uchida as Eiko (young)
- Takako Matsu as Mizue
- Kaoru Kobayashi as Oton
- Satoshi Tomiura as Masaya (teen)
- Shohei Tanaka
- Kanato Tanihata as Masaya (child)
- Misako Watanabe
- Sumie Sasaki