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 count17,063
Unique words2,861
Words (1-occurrence)1,535
Unique kanji975
Kanji (1-occurrence)282
Speech speed
202
Difficulty Average
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 count2,410
Unique words829
Words (1-occurrence)518
Unique kanji395
Kanji (1-occurrence)192
Speech speed
222
Difficulty Average
Episode 2
Speech duration
25min
Word count2,299
Unique words853
Words (1-occurrence)543
Unique kanji433
Kanji (1-occurrence)224
Speech speed
231
Difficulty Average
Episode 3
Speech duration
22min
Word count1,853
Unique words691
Words (1-occurrence)453
Unique kanji340
Kanji (1-occurrence)187
Speech speed
207
Difficulty Hard
Episode 4
Speech duration
24min
Word count1,951
Unique words707
Words (1-occurrence)445
Unique kanji351
Kanji (1-occurrence)170
Speech speed
201
Difficulty Average
Episode 5
Speech duration
26min
Word count2,259
Unique words743
Words (1-occurrence)451
Unique kanji344
Kanji (1-occurrence)171
Speech speed
206
Difficulty Average
Episode 6
Speech duration
20min
Word count1,699
Unique words644
Words (1-occurrence)417
Unique kanji300
Kanji (1-occurrence)161
Speech speed
215
Difficulty Average
Episode 7
Speech duration
24min
Word count1,743
Unique words680
Words (1-occurrence)438
Unique kanji347
Kanji (1-occurrence)193
Speech speed
188
Difficulty Average
Episode 8
Speech duration
20min
Word count1,462
Unique words573
Words (1-occurrence)369
Unique kanji306
Kanji (1-occurrence)164
Speech speed
179
Difficulty Hard
Episode 9
Speech duration
20min
Word count1,387
Unique words598
Words (1-occurrence)396
Unique kanji323
Kanji (1-occurrence)184
Speech speed
172
Difficulty Hard