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
Character count39,223
Word count17,636
Unique words3,121
Words (1-occurrence)1,725
Unique kanji975
Kanji (1-occurrence)282
Difficulty beta
Moderate
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
Character count5,430
Word count2,505
Unique words892
Words (1-occurrence)576
Unique kanji395
Kanji (1-occurrence)192
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 2
Character count5,270
Word count2,384
Unique words900
Words (1-occurrence)593
Unique kanji433
Kanji (1-occurrence)224
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 3
Character count4,243
Word count1,932
Unique words733
Words (1-occurrence)487
Unique kanji340
Kanji (1-occurrence)187
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 4
Character count4,440
Word count2,019
Unique words745
Words (1-occurrence)478
Unique kanji351
Kanji (1-occurrence)170
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 5
Character count4,973
Word count2,297
Unique words773
Words (1-occurrence)493
Unique kanji344
Kanji (1-occurrence)171
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 6
Character count3,999
Word count1,742
Unique words693
Words (1-occurrence)463
Unique kanji300
Kanji (1-occurrence)161
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 7
Character count4,025
Word count1,797
Unique words728
Words (1-occurrence)487
Unique kanji347
Kanji (1-occurrence)193
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 8
Character count3,537
Word count1,519
Unique words607
Words (1-occurrence)399
Unique kanji306
Kanji (1-occurrence)164
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 9
Character count3,306
Word count1,441
Unique words630
Words (1-occurrence)423
Unique kanji323
Kanji (1-occurrence)184
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary