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Like Father, Like Son
Drama - 2013
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Ryota Nonomiya is a successful businessman driven by money. He learns that his biological son was switched with another child after birth. He must make a life-changing decision and choose his true son or the boy he raised as his own.

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Rated:
NOT RATED
Runtime:
120 min
Release date:
28 Sep 2013
Country:
JP
Languages:
Japanese
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$19,978,961
Awards:
21 wins & 44 nominations.

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
A moving drama about parenthood from Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda.
– Moira MacDonald,
Seattle Times,
13 Feb 2014
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If you've seen Hirokazu Koreeda's films - Nobody Knows, Still Life, I Wish - then just the announcement that a new one, Like Father, Like Son, has arrived is all you need to know.
– Steven Rea,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
14 Feb 2014
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Writer and director Hirokazu Koreeda does not pretend that there are easy answers in his film, which at times plays almost like a fable. But the emotions and heartbreak are always grounded in reality.
– Bill Goodykoontz,
Arizona Republic,
19 Feb 2014
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Koreeda's film never feels gimmicky; he uses the situation to examine both nature and nurture while dealing with ties that simply can't be broken. "Like Father, Like Son" ponders the meaning of family.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
21 Feb 2014
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If you've seen any of Koreeda's previous films, and especially the wrenching children-alone saga Nobody Knows, it won't surprise you to learn that the observation of children in Like Father, Like Son is unfailingly acute ...
– Geoff Pevere,
Globe and Mail,
7 Mar 2014
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