Like Father, Like Son (2013)
Soshite chichi ni naru (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 2h 1min
- Drama
- 28 Sep 2013 (Japan)
- Movie
Ryota is a successful workaholic businessman. When he learns that his biological son was switched with another boy after birth, he faces the difficult decision to choose his true son or the boy he and his wife have raised as their own.
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- 23 wins & 47 nominations.
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Cast
| Masaharu Fukuyama | ... |
Ryôta Nonomiya
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| Machiko Ono | ... |
Midori Nonomiya
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| Yôko Maki | ... |
Yukari Saiki
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| Lily Franky | ... |
Yûdai Saiki
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Keita Ninomiya | ... |
Keita Nonomiya
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| Shôgen Hwang | ... |
Ryûsei Saiki
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Yuri Nakamura | ... |
Shôko Miyazaki
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Kazuya Takahashi | ... |
Daisuke Nonomiya
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| Yoh Yoshida | ... |
Haruna
(as Yoshida Yoh)
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| Pierre Taki | ... |
Shôko Miyazaki's Husband
(as Piêru Taki)
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Ichirô Ogura | ... |
Hospital Staff
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Hiroshi Ôkôchi | ... |
Hospital Lawyer
(as Hiroshi Ohkôchi)
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Hana Kino |
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Kazuaki Shimizu |
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Tsuyoshi Hayashi |
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| Tomoya Nakamura |
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| Megumi Morisaki |
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Tomomitsu Adachi |
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Shirô Katô |
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Miyu Takizawa | ... |
Miyu
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Oshiba Yamato | ... |
Yamato
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Oziel Nozaki | ... |
Yûdai's Customer
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Tetsushi Tanaka | ... |
Satoshi Suzumoto
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Arata Iura | ... |
Shin'ichi Yamabe
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Jun Fubuki | ... |
Nobuko Nonomiya
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| Kirin Kiki | ... |
Riko Ishizeki
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| Jun Kunimura | ... |
Kazushi Kamiyama
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| Isao Natsuyagi | ... |
Ryôsuke Nonomiya
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Directed by
| Hirokazu Koreeda | ||
Written by
| Hirokazu Koreeda | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Chiaki Harada | ... | executive producer |
| Tatsuro Hatanaka | ... | chief executive producer |
| Chihiro Kameyama | ... | chief executive producer |
| Kaoru Matsuzaki | ... | producer |
| Yasuyuki Niino | ... | line producer |
| Satomi Odake | ... | executive producer |
| Yasushi Ogawa | ... | executive producer |
| Megumi Osawa | ... | associate producer |
| Hijiri Taguchi | ... | producer |
| Tatsumi Yoda | ... | chief executive producer |
Music by
| Takeshi Matsubara | ... | co-composer |
| Junichi Matsumoto | ... | co-composer |
| Takashi Mori | ... | co-composer |
Cinematography by
| Mikiya Takimoto | ||
Editing by
| Hirokazu Koreeda | ||
Editorial Department
| Akihiko Eguchi | ... | dcp: coordinator |
| Megumi Hashiba | ... | negative cutter |
| Daisuke Kawashima | ... | lab coordinator |
| Kenny Kusaka | ... | lab manager (as Kentaro Kusaka) |
| Mayuna Naitô | ... | telecine: key code (as Mayuna Naito) |
| Kôji Okada | ... | lab coordinator (as Koji Okada) |
| Wataru Shimogawara | ... | telecine: key code |
| Morio Takahashi | ... | color timer |
| Kazuki Tanahashi | ... | colorist |
| Tazuhisa Tanno | ... | dcp |
| Yusuke Yamada | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
| Toshie Tabata | ||
Production Design by
| Keiko Mitsumatsu | ||
Art Direction by
| Kazunari Hattori | ||
Set Decoration by
| Akiko Matsuba | ||
Makeup Department
| Narumi Furukawa | ... | hair artist / makeup artist |
| Rieko Minami | ... | assistant hair artist / assistant makeup artist |
| Hiromi Momose | ... | hair artist / makeup artist |
| Muranaka Sachie | ... | hair artist: support / makeup artist: support |
Production Management
| Yu Kumagai | ... | production manager |
| Shigetoshi Nakamura | ... | post-production manager |
| Yasuharu Suido | ... | production management |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Kaoru Endô | ... | second assistant director |
| Atsushi Kaneshige | ... | assistant director |
| Kae Takeyari | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Ayu Hasuike | ... | production design support |
| Nohara Ichijo | ... | prop master |
| Nami Iijima | ... | food stylist |
| Umi Itai | ... | assistant food stylist |
| Takeshi Kanabayashi | ... | production design support |
| Daichi Kobayashi | ... | production design support |
| Nonoko Matsui | ... | production design support |
| Ayako Matsuo | ... | assistant set decorator |
| Nobuya Mochinaga | ... | production design support |
| Toshiharu Nakamae | ... | production design support |
| Shigeyuki Sasano | ... | production design support |
| Shusaku Tsukamoto | ... | assistant set decorator |
Sound Department
| Miyuki Horiuchi | ... | foley artist |
| Ken Iizuka | ... | sound assistant |
| Hirotoshi Oguro | ... | sound assistant |
| Akihiko Okase | ... | foley artist / sound effects editor |
| Shuichi Tanaka | ... | studio engineer |
| Kazuhiko Tomita | ... | sound assistant |
| Yutaka Tsurumaki | ... | sound |
| Shintaro Yamaguchi | ... | studio engineer |
Visual Effects by
| Hisashi Nemoto | ... | d.i. editor: assistant |
| Masahiro Osaka | ... | scanning |
| Saori Sekiguchi | ... | titles |
| Tsutomu Suga | ... | compositor |
| Naotaka Takahashi | ... | d.i. editor |
| Teruo Tsuda | ... | titles |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Norikiyo Fujii | ... | lighting |
| Tomoko Hasegawa | ... | making of |
| Satoshi Hori | ... | lighting assistant |
| Gen Ito | ... | assistant cameraman |
| Tomoshi Kosaco | ... | lighting assistant (as Kosako Tomoshi) |
| Shigeto Kunii | ... | assistant cameraman |
| Haruki Ohori | ... | lighting assistant |
| Naoko Onuma | ... | making of |
| Taku Sakuuchi | ... | lighting assistant |
| Shinya Sato | ... | still photographer & making-of |
| Yasuhisa Shiomi | ... | grip: support |
| Mikiya Takimoto | ... | still photographer |
| Satoshi Tani | ... | lighting assistant |
| Teruyoshi Toyota | ... | assistant still photographer |
| Tsunenobu Tsukimura | ... | key grip |
| Sayaka Watanabe | ... | still photographer: management |
| Yoshiaki Yamamoto | ... | assistant still photographer |
| Hironori Yamasaki | ... | assistant cameraman |
Casting Department
| Yoko Sugiyama | ... | casting: scheduler |
| Yôko Yamashita | ... | casting assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Misako Kajimoto | ... | stylist |
| Kazuko Kurosawa | ... | stylist |
| Sayaka Takahashi | ... | stylist: support |
Location Management
| Fumitsugu Abe | ... | location manager |
| Kazushi Aoyama | ... | assistant location manager |
| Naoyuki Sakamoto | ... | assistant location manager |
| Noriaki Taga | ... | assistant location manager |
Music Department
| Takeshi Matsubara | ... | original score |
| Junichi Matsumoto | ... | original score / piano |
| Takashi Mori | ... | original score |
| Ikuko Nishikawa | ... | piano |
| Keiko Shinozaki | ... | music director |
| Teru Yasui | ... | music producer (as Shin Yasui) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Miho Tomita | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Hideyuki Hanya | ... | driver |
| Motomi Hashimoto | ... | driver |
| Katsuaki Inoue | ... | driver |
| Tomoyuki Koyama | ... | driver |
| Hirokazu Tanaka | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
| Hiroshi Adachi | ... | direction support |
| Yoshiko Araki | ... | production accountant |
| Yuya Chihara | ... | marketing |
| Hirokazu Fujisawa | ... | direction support |
| Toru Hayakawa | ... | production support (as Hayakawa Tooru) |
| Nanako Hirose | ... | assistant to director |
| Nao Ichihara | ... | direction support |
| Shizumi Inoue | ... | production support |
| Eiji Kitahara | ... | assistant to director |
| Hiroki Kubota | ... | direction support |
| Tsuyoshi Matsushita | ... | marketing manager |
| Takao Mizuno | ... | theatrical distribution: manager |
| Shôichi Morimoto | ... | direction support |
| Masami Morita | ... | nursing advisor |
| Chieko Nemoto | ... | marketing |
| Hisashi Numata | ... | dialect coach |
| Kenichi Ohashi | ... | marketing |
| Shoko Okamura | ... | assistant to director |
| Kentaro Onizuka | ... | trailer |
| Keiko Oyama | ... | production accountant |
| Hirofumi Sugahara | ... | legal consultant |
| Tomoko Watanabe | ... | marketing producer |
Thanks
| Misako Asahina | ... | special thanks: for production design |
| Fudousan Daimaru | ... | special thanks: for location |
| Kohei Imanaka | ... | special thanks: for script & editing |
| Yoshihiro Ito | ... | special thanks: for production design |
| Yuichi Ito | ... | special thanks: for production design |
| Mizuki Iwamoto | ... | special thanks |
| Yuki Koitabashi | ... | special thanks: for production design |
| Masayuki Matsuda | ... | special thanks: for production design |
| Ayano Matsushita | ... | special thanks: for production design |
| Yuusuke Minamibayashi | ... | special thanks: for location |
| Kouichi Miura | ... | special thanks: for production design |
| Kousuke Miyagi | ... | special thanks: for production design |
| Chieri Nakayama | ... | special thanks: for production design |
| Kiyotaka Narukawa | ... | special thanks: for production design |
| Yuko Nihonmatsu | ... | special thanks |
| Miwa Nishikawa | ... | special thanks: for script & editing |
| Shintaro Ono | ... | special thanks |
| Ai Otake | ... | special thanks |
| Kensetsu Saikou | ... | special thanks: for location |
| Yuki Saitou | ... | special thanks: for location |
| Toshihiko Sakurai | ... | special thanks |
| Yumeka Sayama | ... | special thanks: for location |
| Shigekatsu Shirakuma | ... | special thanks: for interviews |
| Hiroki Sugaya | ... | special thanks: for production design |
| Mami Sunada | ... | special thanks: for script & editing |
| Zenichi Tachita | ... | special thanks: for production design |
| Shizuo Takahashi | ... | special thanks: for interviews |
| Shokai Tsutaya | ... | special thanks: for location |
| Tomonao Watanabe | ... | special thanks: for production design |
| Kohei Yamaji | ... | special thanks: for location |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Gaga (2013) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Filmarti (2013) (Turkey)
- Cinema Mondo (2014) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Distribution Company (2015) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Film Kino Text (2014) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Golden Village Pictures (2013) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Le Pacte (2013) (France) (theatrical)
- Lumière (2013) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Orlando Films (2013) (Israel) (theatrical)
- Spentzos Films (2014) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Sundance Selects (2013) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Amuse Soft (2014) (Japan) (DVD)
- Amuse Soft (2014) (Japan) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Edko Films (2014) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
- Film1 (2014) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Filmware International (2013) (Taiwan)
- Golem Distribución (2013) (Spain)
- Lumière Home Entertainment (2014) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- MTVA (2013) (Hungary)
- NDMantarraya (2013) (Mexico)
- Nihon Eiga Satellite Broadcasting (2014) (Japan) (tv)
- Reel Pictures (2013) (Denmark)
- Rialto Distribution (2013) (Australia)
- Rialto Distribution (2013) (New Zealand)
- Sahamongkol Film International (2013) (Thailand)
- Scanbox Entertainment (2014) (Finland) (DVD)
- Tcast (2013) (Korea)
- Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep (VPRO) (2016) (Netherlands) (tv) (NPO2)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2017) (Finland) (tv)
- Zon Audiovisuais (2013) (Portugal)
- good movies! (2015) (Germany) (DVD)
- trigon-film (2013) (Switzerland)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Continental Far East (Dolby consultant)
- Imagica (film processing and prints)
- Kodak Japan (film stock supplied by)
- L'espace Vision (digital intermediate)
- L'espace Vision (post-production facilities)
- Maebashi Film Commission (film commission)
- Sanwa Cine Equipment Rental Co. (camera equipment supplied by)
- Visual Icon (exclusive clip and still licensing)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Would you choose your natural son, or the son you believed was yours after spending 6 years together? Kore-eda Hirokazu, the globally acclaimed director of "Nobody Knows", "Still Walking" and "I Wish", returns to the big screen with another family - a family thrown into torment after a phone call from the hospital where the son was born... Ryota has earned everything he has by his hard work, and believes nothing can stop him from pursuing his perfect life as a winner. Then one day, he and his wife, Midori, get an unexpected phone call from the hospital. Their 6-year-old son, Keita, is not 'their' son - the hospital gave them the wrong baby. Ryota is forced to make a life-changing decision, to choose between 'nature' and 'nurture.' Seeing Midori's devotion to Keita even after learning his origin, and communicating with the rough yet caring family that has raised his natural son for the last six years, Ryota also starts to question himself: has he really been a 'father' all these years... Written by Wild Bunch |
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| Taglines | At what point does a father truly become a father? See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | In the film Masaharu Fukuyama's character can be seen using a Canon camera. In reality he is sponsored by the company. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Cannes Film Festival 2013 (2013). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Aria See more » |
| Quotes |
Yudai Saiki:
I can't do it any more, it's over. They've worn me out. One must have them before being 40. I am too old. You are younger than I. You should find time to be around your son. Ryota Nonomiya: Well, there's all kinds of families in this world. Yudai Saiki: Don't you bathe together? Ryota Nonomiya: In our family, the idea is one must be independent. Yudai Saiki: Well, if that's the case, of course it's very honourable. But, believe me, it's worth dedicating some time to him. Let's be honest, in these last six months I've spent more time with him than you have. Ryota Nonomiya: Come on, there are other things besides time! Yudai Saiki: Don't you think that, for kids, giving them time is everything. Ryota Nonomiya: There are things at work that only I can do. Yudai Saiki: But no one can play the role of the father other than you. See more » |