Tokyo Tower: Okan to Boku to, Tokidoki, Oton
Drama
東京タワー オカンとボクと、時々、オトン
2006/11/18
Speech duration
3h 32min
Word count17,014
Unique words2,869
Words (1-occurrence)1,538
Unique kanji975
Kanji (1-occurrence)282
Difficulty beta
Average
Speech speed
202
Episodes9
External Rating
100 %

Adapted from the bestselling Japanese autobiography of the same title, the gentle coming-of-age drama Tokyo Tower - Mom and Me and Sometimes Dad concerns an adolescent boy (Kamiki Ryunosuke), 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.

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Episode 1
Speech duration
27min
Word count2,403
Unique words827
Words (1-occurrence)511
Unique kanji395
Kanji (1-occurrence)192
Difficulty beta
Average
Speech speed
222
Episode 2
Speech duration
25min
Word count2,294
Unique words854
Words (1-occurrence)544
Unique kanji433
Kanji (1-occurrence)224
Difficulty beta
Average
Speech speed
231
Episode 3
Speech duration
22min
Word count1,851
Unique words697
Words (1-occurrence)461
Unique kanji340
Kanji (1-occurrence)187
Difficulty beta
Hard
Speech speed
207
Episode 4
Speech duration
24min
Word count1,943
Unique words714
Words (1-occurrence)452
Unique kanji351
Kanji (1-occurrence)170
Difficulty beta
Average
Speech speed
201
Episode 5
Speech duration
26min
Word count2,248
Unique words745
Words (1-occurrence)454
Unique kanji344
Kanji (1-occurrence)171
Difficulty beta
Average
Speech speed
206
Episode 6
Speech duration
20min
Word count1,701
Unique words648
Words (1-occurrence)420
Unique kanji300
Kanji (1-occurrence)161
Difficulty beta
Average
Speech speed
215
Episode 7
Speech duration
24min
Word count1,730
Unique words683
Words (1-occurrence)442
Unique kanji347
Kanji (1-occurrence)193
Difficulty beta
Average
Speech speed
188
Episode 8
Speech duration
20min
Word count1,461
Unique words574
Words (1-occurrence)371
Unique kanji306
Kanji (1-occurrence)164
Difficulty beta
Hard
Speech speed
179
Episode 9
Speech duration
20min
Word count1,383
Unique words602
Words (1-occurrence)400
Unique kanji323
Kanji (1-occurrence)184
Difficulty beta
Hard
Speech speed
172