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Like Father, Like Son(2013)
Status: Released
Date: 2013-09-24
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791 Votes
Time: 2h 0m
At what point does a father truly become a father?
Overview:
Ryota Nonomiya is a successful businessman driven by money. He learns that his biological son was switched with another child after birth. He must make a life-changing decision and choose his true son or the boy he raised as his own.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
Revenue: $19,978,961.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Like Father, Like Son
Top 10 Billed Cast
福山雅治
Ryota Nonomiya
尾野真千子
Midori Nonomiya
真木よう子
Yukari Saiki
リリー・フランキー
Yudai Saiki
風吹ジュン
Nobuko Nonomiya
國村隼
Kazushi Kamiyama
樹木希林
Riko Ishizeki
夏八木勲
Ryosuke Nonomiya
井浦新
Shinichi Yamabe
二宮慶多
Keita Nonomiya
Video Trailer Like Father, Like Son
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Like Father, Like Son Trailer [Subtitled}
"Family Dinner"
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Hirokazu Koreeda Introduces LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON at AFI FEST
Like Father, Like Son Teaser [Subtitled}
Q&A with the LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON Director/Writer Hirokazu Koreeda at AFI FEST
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