Tokyo Tower (2007-Japan-Fuji TV)

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Drama: Tokyo Tower
Romaji: Tokyo tawa: Okan to boku to, tokidoki, oton
Japanese: 東京タワー　オカンとボクと、時々、オトン
Director: Tetsuji Kubota, Masaki Tanimura
Writer: Lily Fraky (novel)
Network: Fuji TV
Episode: 11
Release Date: January 8 - March 19, 2007
Runtime: Monday 21:00-21:54
TV Ratings: 14.9% (weekly average)
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot

Tokyo Tower--it was the first thing that caught the young man's eyes when he came to Tokyo, the brightly-lit big city. Everything looks big, crowded and chaotic to him who was raised single-handedly by his mother in a rural town. Torn between loves and yarning to be independent, he chooses to live in this city where he's going to experience love, insecurity, desperation, and hope. Based on a bestselling book, this heartwarming drama follows a young man's struggle to find the meaning of life, and the strong bond between him and his mother. This is a real tear-shedder with hearty humor for every generation.

Notes

Based on a national best-seller auto-biography (sold over 2 million copies) by Lily Franky.
Related titles:
1. Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (Fuji TV / 2006)
2. Tokyo Tower (Fuji TV / 2007)
3. Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007)

Cast

Mokomichi Hayami - Masaya Nakagawa (Boku)
Yu Kashii - Manami Sasaki
Yuta Hiraoka - Hajime Narusawa
Mitsuko Baisho - Eiko Nakagawa (Okan)
Tasuku Emoto - Kohei Yamada
Sousuke Takaoka - Hiroto Tokomoto
Ryohei Hirota - Masaya Nakagawa (young)
Ken Ishiguro
Harue Akagi - Haru Fujimoto
Rakuko Tane
Miyoko Asada
Shigeru Izumiya
Sumie Sasaki
Mayumi Asaka
Yuta Yamazaki
Maki Kubota
Masaomi Hiraga
Yosuke Saito - ep.1
Kimiko Ikeda - ep.5

Comments

Tom U.S. May 29 2020 6:22 pm Just watched this movie by yesterday (29 May 2020). This is a good movie. The movie tell about the kindness and mother's love to her child as long as her entire life. Love this movie.

sho Jan 30 2014 9:55 am this is a touching story, mother's love is the main theme. But it also show us how to live on our own, to fight, struggle, and survive in the big city. Full of life values.

Lenichan Nov 22 2012 12:27 am i totally agree with you, Jenny...this drama was really inspirational and touching.... It remains me of my mother's love....

Jenny Mar 21 2010 4:34 am This drama is great! I loved watching it :) It was quite inspirational and touching. The beginning can be a little slow to warm up, but keep watching, cause its definitely worth it!! Its a real tear-jerker though, so just be warned.

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