Like Father, Like Son(2013)
At what point does a father truly become a father?
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.
Movie: Like Father, Like Son
Top 10 Billed Cast
Ryota Nonomiya
Midori Nonomiya
Yukari Saiki
Yudai Saiki
Nobuko Nonomiya
Kazushi Kamiyama
Riko Ishizeki
Ryosuke Nonomiya
Shinichi Yamabe
Keita Nonomiya
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Hirokazu Koreeda Introduces LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON at AFI FEST
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Q&A with the LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON Director/Writer Hirokazu Koreeda at AFI FEST
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