---
title: 'Like Father, Like Son (2013)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Hirokazu Koreeda'
released: '2013-05-18'
runtime_minutes: 120
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/like-father-like-son-2013'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2331143/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Like Father, Like Son (2013)

2013 · 120 min · Drama · Japan

Original title: そして父になる

## Synopsis

Like Father, Like Son  is a 2013 Japanese drama film written, directed and edited by Hirokazu Kore-eda, starring Masaharu Fukuyama in his first role as a father. It premiered on 18 May 2013 at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Palme d'Or. After the screening, the audience welcomed the film with a ten-minute standing ovation, and director Kore-eda and Fukuyama were moved to tears. In a 25 May 2013 ceremony, it won the Jury Prize and a commendation from the Ecumenical Jury. The award sparked a significant response in Japan, and the national theatrical release was brought forward by a week, on 28 September 2013.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Hirokazu Koreeda](https://cinepixo.com/people/hirokazu-koreeda)
- **Screenplay:** [Hirokazu Koreeda](https://cinepixo.com/people/hirokazu-koreeda)
- **Editor:** [Hirokazu Koreeda](https://cinepixo.com/people/hirokazu-koreeda)

## Cast

- [Yōko Maki](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoko-maki)
- [Masaharu Fukuyama](https://cinepixo.com/people/masaharu-fukuyama)
- [Jun Fubuki](https://cinepixo.com/people/jun-fubuki)
- [Jun Kunimura](https://cinepixo.com/people/jun-kunimura)
- [Machiko Ono](https://cinepixo.com/people/machiko-ono)
- [Kirin Kiki](https://cinepixo.com/people/kirin-kiki)
- [Isao Natsuyagi](https://cinepixo.com/people/isao-natsuyagi)

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