
All ages
Like Father, Like Son
Best from age 9 · G · 2013 · 120 min
All agesBest from age 9 · G · 2013 · 120 min · Drama
Like Father, Like Son
Ryota, a driven businessman, discovers his 6-year-old son was swapped at birth with another family's child. He faces a profound moral dilemma: choose his biological son or the boy he has raised. The film explores the true meaning of fatherhood and family bonds.
What's in it
0 = none · 10 = intenseViolence & peril
Mild1/10
Language
Mild1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking
Mild1/10
Romance & sensuality
None0/10
Scary moments
Mild2/10
Heads up
- Emotional situations involving child separation
Models well
- The meaning of family
- Unconditional love
- Empathy and understanding
- Redefining success
Talk about it after
- What truly makes someone a parent?
- How do different families show love?
- The idea of nature versus nurture
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Cast & crew
Hirokazu Koreeda Introduces LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON at AFI FEST
Q&A with the LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON Director/Writer Hirokazu Koreeda at AFI FEST
Like Father, Like Son Trailer [Subtitled}
"Picture"
"Family Dinner"
Like Father, Like Son Teaser [Subtitled}





