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Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (東京タワー 〜オカンとボクと、時々、オトン〜, Tōkyō tawaa ~ okan to boku to, tokidoki, oton ~) is a 2007 Japanese film directed by Joji Matsuoka. The film is adapted from the best selling autobiography of Lily Franky, a Japanese novelist, actor, illustrator, designer, musician and photographer. The young Eiko is played by Yayako Uchida, the daughter of actress Kirin Kiki who plays Eiko as an old woman. The film was chosen as the Best Film of 2008 at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.
Plot
A young man who has inherited the irresponsible character of his father must care for his cancer-stricken mother when she moves in with him in Tokyo. Her wise and responsible nature causes him to reorganize his life.
Cast
Jō Odagiri: Masaya
Kirin Kiki: Eiko
Yayako Uchida: Eiko - young
Takako Matsu: Mizue
Seiji Rokkaku: Editor-in-chief
Kaoru Kobayashi: Oton
Others include : Akira Emoto, Itsuji Itao, Ayumi Ito, Ryo Katsuji, Kyōko Koizumi, Hitomi Kurihara, Miyuki Matsuda, Ken Mitsuishi, Aoi Miyazaki, Noriko Sengoku, Tomorowo Taguchi, Rena Takeshita, Tetsushi Tanaka, Susumu Terajima, ...
Reception
The film won five awards at the 2008 Japan Academy Prizes: Best Film, Best Director, Screenplay of the Year, Best Actress in a Leading Role and Best Actor in a Supporting Role. It also receive nominations for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Actress in a Supporting Role and Rookie of the Year. It was also nominated for Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor at the 2nd Asian Film Awards.
Location
Much of the movie's Kokura segments were filmed in Uguisuzawa, Miyagi's Hosokura mine district.
References
External links
Tôkyô tawâ: Okan to boku to, tokidoki, oton at IMDb
Tokyo Tower - Mom and Me and Sometimes Dad at AllMovie
"TOKYO TOWER: OKAN TO BOKU TO TOKIDOKI OTON". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
東京タワー オカンとボクと、時々、オトン(2007) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
"Variety Japan" 東京タワー オカンとボクと、時々、オトン(2007) (in Japanese). Variety Japan. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
東京タワー オカンとボクと、時々、オトン (in Japanese). www.walkerplus.com. Retrieved 2009-05-18. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Kirin Kiki
- Joji Matsuoka
- Ryo Katsuji
- Takako Matsu
- Aoi Miyazaki
- Penghargaan Akademi Jepang untuk Film Tahun Ini
- Permainan Latar Tahun Ini (Penghargaan Akademi Jepang)
- Sutradara Tahun Ini (Penghargaan Akademi Jepang)
- Penampilan Menakjubkan oleh seorang Aktris dalam sebuah Peran Utama (Penghargaan Akademi Jepang)
- Seoul Broadcasting System
- Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
- Uguisuzawa, Miyagi
- Tokyo Tower (disambiguation)
- Ayumi Ito
- Kirin Kiki
- Joji Matsuoka
- Miyuki Matsuda
- Tōru Nakamura (actor)
- Itsuji Itao
- Suzuki Matsuo
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