Like Father, Like Son

Like Father, Like Son

At what point does a father truly become a father?

G 2013 · 120 min · ★ 7.7 · Drama

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.

Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda · Written by Hirokazu Kore-eda

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