History Film / LikeFatherLikeSon

''(Not to be confused with a [[SimilarlyNamedWorks same-titled movie]], about a FreakyFridayFlip starring Creator/DudleyMoore and Creator/KirkCameron.)''

* EveryoneHasStandards: It is hinted in earlier scenes that Yukari and Yudai wouldn't exactly mind having a

* AdultFear:
** The idea of finding out one day that the child you've been raising isn't biologically yours.
** Your child [[spoiler:running away from home.]]

* YourCheatingHeart: {{Subverted}}. But at different times some had implied that Midori and Yukair cheated on their husbands.

** [[spoiler:Your child running away from home.]]

* GreenEyedMonster: After Keita compliments Yudai (his biological father) on how he was able to fix his toy truck, Ryota is ''very'' annoyed.

* MoodWhiplash: During one of the time the parents go out, they are having a wonderful moment...up until Ryota states that he'll be taking custody over Keita and Ryusei. Midori later calls him out for this.

** The parents, Yukari/Yudai and Ryota/Midori. The latter are wealthy but are new when it comes to parenting, while the former lack money but are experienced parents (having two other kids). The way both couples react to the whole situation is also filled with nuanced contrast: Yukari and Yudai, a working-class couple portrayed as more emotionally connected with their children, are of course troubled by the news that their son isn't biologically theirs and are willing to "exchange" Keita and Ryusei for a while, but it's clear that they consider Ryusei their son to the point that it doesn't matter *that* much to them; they seem more interested in getting some money as reparation from the hospital for the whole ordeal, and possibly getting to know Keita better, than anything else. For Ryota and Midori, however, ''especially'' the former, the reveal that Keita isn't biologically theirs is a big blow.

** The parents, Yukari/Yudai and Ryota/Midori. The latter are wealthy but are new when it comes to parenting, while the former lack money but are experienced parents (having two other kids). The way both couples react to the whole situation is also filled with nuanced contrast: Yukari and Yudai, a working-class couple portrayed as more emotionally connected with their children, are of course troubled by the news that their son isn't biologically theirs and are willing to "exchange" Keita and Ryusei for a while, but it's clear that they consider Ryusei their son to the point that it doesn't matter *that* much to them; they seem more interested in getting some money as reparation from the hospital for the whole ordeal, and possibly getting to know Keita better, than anything else. For Ryota and Midori, however, *especially* the former, the reveal that Keita isn't biologically theirs is a big blow.

* {{Foil}}: The parents, Yukari/Yudai and Ryota/Midori. The latter are wealthy but are new when it comes to parenting, while the former lack money but are experiences parents (having two other kids).

''Like Father, Like Son'' (original: ''Soshite Chichi ni Naru'') is a 2013 Japanese drama film written, directed and edited by Hirokazu Kore-eda.

* ForWantOfANail: The whole story wouldn't have even happened if the nurse in charge of infants Keita and Ryusei hadn't had switch their ID tags out of spite for her own family troubles.

* MomentKiller: During one of the time the parents go out, they are having a wonderful moment...up until Ryota states that he'll being taking custody over Keita and Ryusei. Midori later calls him out for this.

* ParentsAsPeople: Ryota and Midori mean well and do love their son, but they don't really have the understanding on how to raise a child, since Keita is their first and only child. Their interactions with Yukari and Yudai help them.

* RaceForYourLove: A platonic example -- [[spoiler:Rytoa chases after Keita after the latter runs away upon seeing him and after the running is over, Ryota apologizes for his actions.]]

* TookALevelInKindness: [[spoiler:Ryota becomes a more nicer person and better father through the whole emotional journey, and apologizing to Keita for many of the harsh things he said over the movie.]]

* YourCheatingHeart: {{Subverted}}. But at different times some had implied that Midori and Yukair cheated on their husbands.

''(Not to be confused with a [[SimilarlyNamedWorks same-titled movie]], about a FreakyFridayFlip starring Creator/DudleyMoore and Kirk Cameron.)''

* PetTheDog: When Ryota goes to [[spoiler:confront the nurse who switched Keita and Ryusei, her stepson comes to defense. Despite Ryota's justified anger at the woman, he just gives the stepson a respectful pat on the shoulder, and leaves without a word.]]

* NicePerson:

* TookALevelInKindness: [[spoiler:Ryota becomes a more nicer parent and better father through the whole emotional journey, and apologizing to Keita for many of the harsh things he said over the movie.]]

Ryota (Masaharu Fukuyama) is a successful Tokyo architect who works long hours to provide for his wife, Midori (Machiko Ono) and six-year-old son, Keita. But when a blood test reveals Keita and another baby were switched at birth, two very different families are thrown together and forced to make a difficult decision while Ryota confronts his own issues of responsibility and what it means to be a father. LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON extends the Japanese cinema tradition of familial exploration to deliver a gentle and moving story of personal redemption that playfully navigates its way through the drama.

* TookALevelInKindness: [[spoiler:Ryota becomes a more nicer parent and better father through the whole emotional journey, and apologizing to Keita for many of the harsh things he said over the movie.]]

* GoodParents: Keita's biological parents, Yukair and Yudai Saiki may lack money, but have a better understanding of the importance of child and parent bonds than Ryota and Midori do, especially the former.