Like Father, Like Son (2013) Review – A Second Life, and the Answer at the End of a Long Corridor
Header illustration for the film review essay of Like Father, Like Son (2013). Illustration created for editorial movie review purposes. 💭 Short Personal Reflection Like Father, Like Son (2013) made me think that becoming a parent is, in some ways, the beginning of a second life. A life heavier than the one I carried alone. A life that sometimes asks me to set parts of myself aside. This film poses one of the most unforgiving questions along that path: what would you do if the child you had raised for six years was not your biological child? Faced with that impossible crossroads, I found myself holding my breath — lost between two immense currents, unable to move. And long after the film ended, I was still standing there, asking a question the film refuses to answer for me. 🎥 Film Overview Director Hirokazu Kore-eda Release September 28, 2013 (Japan); World Premiere May 18, 2013 (Cannes Film Festival) Runtime 120 minutes Cast Masaharu Fukuyama (Ryota ...