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7.8
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Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 6

Kore-eda returns to the subject of parents and children in this beautiful, melancholic paean to paternity, which sifts through issues of nature and nurture as gently as a hand passing through drifting sand.

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Cast & Crew

Jun Kunimura
As Kazushi Kamiyama
Isao Natsuyagi
As Ryosuke Nonomiya
Jun Fubuki
As Nobuko Nonomiya
Arata Iura
As Shinichi Yamabe
Tetsushi Tanaka
As Satoru Suzumoto
Lily Franky
As Yudai Saiki
Machiko Ono
As Midori Nonomiya

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Like Father, Like Son is a heartwarming and thought-provoking Japanese drama that explores the complexities of family, love, and identity. The film tells the story of Ryōta Nonomiya, a successful architect who is forced to reevaluate his priorities when he learns that his biological son was switched at birth with another child. Alongside his wife Midori, Ryōta must decide whether to keep the boy they raised as their own or exchange him for their biological son. Through its nuanced portrayal of the characters' emotional journeys, the film raises important questions about what it means to be a parent and what truly makes a family.

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