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 16,602 characters, with 1,637 unique words and 652 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is easy, 2.0 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,637 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
- 私I×14
- 書くto write×14
- 栄子Eiko×13
- 言うto say×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
- 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
- 割り引きdiscount×3