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.
Japanese study overview
Tokyo Tower: Okan to Boku to, Tokidoki, Oton is a Japanese movie of 16,510 characters, with 1,612 unique words and 652 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is easy, 1.9 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,612 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
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Vocabulary highlights
Here are some of the words that appear most often in this media, as well as a sample of its rarer vocabulary.
- 俺I×26
- 東京Tokyo×22
- 君Mr×20
- 出るto leave×20
- 中川Nakakawa×19
- 頑張るto persevere×16
- 言うto say×14
- 私I×14
- 書くto write×14
- 栄子Eiko×13
- 帰るto return×13
- 仕事work×13
- 平栗Hirakuri×9
- 小倉Okura×8
- 抗がん剤anticancer drug×8
- 言いよるto court×8
- 東京タワーTokyo Tower×4
- 炭坑coal mine×4
- ぬか床salted rice-bran paste for pickling×4
- 筑豊Chikuhou×3