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Like Father, Like Son (2013)
Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda
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Overview
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.
Rated G | Length 120 minutes
Actors
Masaharu Fukuyama | Machiko Ono | Yoko Maki | Lily Franky | Keita Ninomiya | Shôgen Hwang | Yuri Nakamura | Kazuya Takahashi | Yo Yoshida | Pierre Taki | Ichirô Ogura | Hiroshi Ôkôchi | Miyu Takizawa | Oshiba Yamato | Tetsushi Tanaka | Arata Iura | Jun Fubuki | Jun Kunimura | Isao Natsuyagi | Kirin Kiki | Hana Kino | Kazuaki Shimizu | Tsuyoshi Hayashi | Tomoya Nakamura | Megumi Morisaki | Adachi Tomomitsu | Shirô Katô | Oziel Nozaki | Hatagaki Teruo | Furudate Honoka | Rina Endou | Ogawa Chisaki | Haruyama Rena | Yujiro Komura | Mori Keiichiro | Junpei Uto | Ida Ayano | Miyamoto Koharu | Meguri Hiroo | Yukihiro Nishiyama | Kanako Shimada | Kōichi Kitamura | Nishimura Izumi | Keiji Nakazawa | Harunobe Tomoya | Yuji Yoshimasu | Kawai Mitsuru | Imai Katsumi | Tanda Noriko | Harasawa Takeharu | Oka Kanon | Ochiai Rin | Sasaki Masakazu | Kisaragi Seiichi | Oda Ran | Ookawa Yuki | Ken Ochiai | Sawano Hitomi | Higashi Kousuke | Ikeda Haru | Yuriko Hayashi | Furuichi Kyouya | Morita Nonoka | Aizawa Kazuki | Endo Hayato | Ookawara Ryu | Osawa Isshin | Kusaka Masaki | Kondo Minato | Shimizu Daiki | Takeuchi Seiju | Tanazawa Kento | Machii Haruhiro | Yamagishi Kotaro | Natsuki Inaba | Okawa Haruna | Shimada Eina | Nagai Riho | Nakamura Kokoha | Fuku Kokoyu | Maekawa Nene | Yamada Koma | Yamamoto Shuri | Yoshikawa Aoi
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/30/2016 | Movie Screen | DVD | Theater | 8 stars |
| (Average) 8 stars |
Viewing Notes
Back at Oakton for the Modern Language Film Festival. First time I’ve been invited when not being in class during the spring semester. My instructor Shuko chose this year’s film and picked another Hirokazu Koreeda flick. She picked his NOBODY KNOWS years ago.
Geez talk about getting depressed all over again. Koreeda directs a great film but his subject matter is so damn sad or tragic. They are the kind of film that is so high quality but not one I ever want to watch again.
I don’t have children but I cannot even imagine facing a situation like this. Wild how the audience expectations get subverted so early into this movie. I highly recommend this film but a damn tough watch. Hard to hold back the tears.
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