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.
Joe Odagiri
Kirin Kiki
Yayako Uchida
Takako Matsu
Kaoru Kobayashi
Satoshi Tomiura
Shohei Tanaka
Kanato Tanihata
Misako Watanabe
Sumie Sasaki
Chisako Hara
Mieko Yuki
Tsubaki Nekoze
Ayumi Ito
Ryo Katsuji
Hiroyuki Hirayama
Yoshiyoshi Arakawa
Osamu Tsuji
Susumu Terajima
Hijiri Kojima
Nahoko Yoshimoto
Ken Mitsuishi
Noriko Sengoku
Toru Nakamura
Kumiko Tsuchiya
Kyoko Koizumi
Itsuji Itao
Rokkaku Seiji
Aoi Miyazaki
Tomorowo Taguchi
Miyuki Matsuda
Akira Emoto
Tetsushi Tanaka
Sansei Shiomi
Ryo Iwamatsu
Junko Emoto
Tamae Ando
Hitomi Kurihara
Mariya
Rena Takeshita
Asako Kobayashi
Sakiko Bokumoto
Yui Sakuma