Fiction
Soshite chichi ni naru
Like Father, Like Son
Koreeda Hirokazu
Japan 2013
120 min
V'13
Reshaping a classic babies-switched-at-birth plot into a thoughtful exploration of the meaning of parenthood, Koreeda Hirokazu’s LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON is a supple treatment of familial bonds, expectations and responsibilities that reverberates with heartrending impact. The age-old nature-vs.-nurture debate emerges naturally from a comparison between two very different families, but it’s the story’s intent focus on one father’s intimacy issues and redemptive transformation that makes the film so sublimely moving. (Maggie Lee)
Credits
- Fukuyama Masaharu - Ryota
- Ono Machiko - Midori
- Maki Yoko - Yukari
- Lily Franky - Yudai
- Koreeda Hirokazu
- Takimoto Mikiya
- Tsurumak Yutaka
- Okase Akihiko
- Koreeda Hirokazu
- Matsumoto Junichi
- Mori Takashi
- Matsubara Takeshi
- Mitsumatsu Keiko
- Kurosawa Kazuko
- Kajimoto Misako
Fuji Television Network, Amuse Inc., Gaga Corporation
Wild Bunch
Thimfilm
DCP
col