Japan Synopsis
東京タワー オカンとボクと、時々、オトン
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.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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The 2006–2008 Japan Window
Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad holds position #169 of 372 Japan films in the 2006–2008 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad premiered alongside 112 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 112 other Japan films in 2007.
The 1943rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
13 audience reviews — more than 20% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 39th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,263 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (51st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,003 of 1,933 (top 52%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Shochiku, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Little More, Eisei Gekijo, Mitsui & Co. |
| Runtime | 2h 22m |
| Release Date | April 14, 2007 |
| IMDb | tt0820158 |