Yukari (Riri Furanki) is homely and shoddily-dressed, but he is cheerful and kind. Ryoko (Masaharu Fukuyama)is handsome and smartly- dressed, but he is serious and haughty. The Saiki home is messy, noisy and brightly lit. The Nonomiya home is sedate, quiet, and darkly lit. Koreeda sets the contrasting dichotomy a bit too sharply. When he gets the chance to be father to Ryusei as well, Ryoko discovers that his concept of fatherhood might not be as ideal as he thought.

Writer-director Hirokazu Koreeda decides to tell the story from the point of view of Ryoko, a driven man at work who was disappointed that his son Keita was not as competitive nor independent as he wanted. With that shocking revelation, both families undergo an emotional ordeal in deciding how to settle their big problem in the best possible way for everyone concerned. One day, they get news that a nurse had switched their sons with each another one at the hospital. Yukari and Yudai Saiki are a lower middle-class couple with a spirited 6-year old son, Ryusei. Ryoko and Midori Nonomiya are a well-to-do couple who had a sweet 6-year old son, Keita. 'Like Father, Like Son' is about the parents, particularly the fathers. Most of these, the story would revolve around the fortune of the kids. We have seen many films delve on the topic of babies being switched at birth. Reviewed by 3xHCCH 8 / 10 Speaks to All Fathers 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.

Their 6-year-old son, Keita, is not 'their' son - the hospital gave them the wrong baby. Then one day, he and his wife, Midori, get an unexpected phone call from the hospital. Ryota has earned everything he has by his hard work, and believes nothing can stop him from pursuing his perfect life as a winner. 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.

Korean movie like father like son