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Description

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.

Production

Shochiku

Nippon Television Network Corporation

Little More

Eisei Gekijo

dentsu

Bandai

Yomiuri Shimbun Company

Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation

Gunpowder

Film Makers

Sapporo Television Broadcasting Company

Hiroshima Telecasting

Fukuoka Broadcasting System

Chukyo TV Broadcasting Company

Mitsui & Co.