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.

• Shochiku
• Nippon Television Network Corporation
• Joe Odagiri
• Kirin Kiki
• Yayako Uchida
• Takako Matsu
• Kaoru Kobayashi
• Satoshi Tomiura
• Shohei Tanaka
• Kanato Tanihata