Japan Synopsis
そして父になる
“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.
The 2012–2014 Japan Window
530 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Like Father, Like Son sits at position #102.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Like Father, Like Son. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Fuji Television Network
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Like Father, Like Son premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #883 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (81st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.8 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #366 of 1,933 (top 19%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Fuji Television Network, BUN-BUKU, AMUSE, GAGA Corporation |
| Runtime | 2h 0m |
| Release Date | September 28, 2013 |
| IMDb | tt2331143 |