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.
as Masaya Nakagawa
as Eiko Nakagawa
as Eiko (young)
as Mizue
as Oton
as Masaya (teen)
as Masaya (child)
as Masaya's grandmother
as Tamami
as Hiraguri
as Isoyama
as Enomoto
as Nobue (young)
as Customer at bar
as Property agent
as Katpa's guest
as DJ
as Doctor from Sasazuka Clinic
as Editor on the phone (voice)
