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Like Father, Like Son
2013
Would you choose your natural son, or the son you believed was yours after spending 6 years together? Kore-eda Hirokazu, the globally acclaimed director of "Nobody Knows", "Still Walking" and "I Wish", returns to the big screen with another family - a family thrown into torment after a phone call from the hospital where the son was born... Ryota has earned everything he has by his hard work, and believes nothing can stop him from pursuing his perfect life as a winner. Then one day, he and his wife, Midori, get an unexpected phone call from the hospital. Their 6-year-old son, Keita, is not 'their' son - the hospital gave them the wrong baby. Ryota is forced to make a life-changing decision, to choose between 'nature' and 'nurture.' Seeing Midori's devotion to Keita even after learning his origin, and communicating with the rough yet caring family that has raised his natural son for the last six years, Ryota also starts to question himself: has he really been a 'father' all these years...
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At what point does a father truly become a father?
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82
Excellent
Film Detail
Genre
Drama
Length
2 hrs. 1 min.
US Theatrical Release
January 17, 2014
US Box Office
$334,616
(#6222 of 7074)
Global Office
$37,170,163
(#2621 of 3929)
Rating
NR
Not Rated
Collection Detail
Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
iTunes
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
Japanese:
DD+ 5.1
Studio
MPI Home Video
Released
July 1, 2014
Acquired Date
May 6, 2025
Times Seen
0 Times
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Haven't seen it yet.
Actors
Masaharu Fukuyama
Machiko Ono
Yôko Maki
Lily Franky
Keita Ninomiya
Shôgen Hwang
Yuri Nakamura
Kazuya Takahashi
Yoh Yoshida
Pierre Taki
Kirin Kiki
Jun Kunimura
Isao Natsuyagi
Tetsushi Tanaka
Arata Iura
Jun Fubuki
Directors
Hirokazu Koreeda
Producers
Kaoru Matsuzaki
Hijiri Taguchi
Writers
Hirokazu Koreeda
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103 votes
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162 votes
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73
33 votes
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7.8/10
29,663 votes
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