Like Father, Like Son
All ages

Like Father, Like Son

Best from age 9 · G · 2013 · 120 min

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 = intense

Violence & peril

Mild

1/10

Language

Mild

1/10

Drinking, drugs & smoking

Mild

1/10

Romance & sensuality

None

0/10

Scary moments

Mild

2/10

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}