Like Father, Like Son (2013 film)

Like Father, Like Son
Film festival poster
Directed byHirokazu Kore-eda
Written byHirokazu Kore-eda
Produced by
  • Kaoru Matsuzaki
  • Hijiri Taguchi
StarringMasaharu Fukuyama
CinematographyMikiya Takimoto
Edited byHirokazu Kore-eda
Music byShin Yasui
Distributed byAmuse
Fuji Television Network
GAGA Corporation
Release dates
  • 18 May 2013 (2013-05-18) (Cannes)
  • 28 September 2013 (2013-09-28) (Japan)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office$31.1 million[1]

Like Father, Like Son (そして父になる, Soshite Chichi ni Naru) 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.[2] After the screening, the audience welcomed the film with a ten-minute standing ovation, and director Kore-eda and Fukuyama were moved to tears.[3] In a 25 May 2013 ceremony, it won the Jury Prize[4] and a commendation from the Ecumenical Jury.[5] The award sparked a significant response in Japan, and the national theatrical release was brought forward by a week, on 28 September 2013.[3]

The film was also shown at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival,[6] and won both the Rogers People's Choice Award at the 2013 Vancouver International Film Festival[7] and the Wuaki. TV Audience Award at the 2013 San Sebastián International Film Festival.[8]

  1. ^ "2013 Japan Yearly Box Office". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  2. ^ "2013 Official Selection". Festival de Cannes. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  3. ^ a b "映画「そして父になる」公式サイト". Gaga (in Japanese). 14 October 2013. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Awards 2013: Competition". Festival de Cannes. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  5. ^ Hopewell, John (26 May 2013). "Cannes: 'Blue Is the Warmest Color' Wins Fipresci Prize". Variety. Variety Media. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  6. ^ "Toronto film festival 2013: the full line-up". The Guardian. London: Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  7. ^ Tomlin, Raymond (12 October 2013). "VIFF 2013: Award Winners Announced for 2013 Film Festival". VanRamblings. Tomlin Raymond. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  8. ^ Hopewell, John; Barraclough, Leo (28 September 2013). "'Bad Hair' Tops San Sebastian Fest". Variety. Variety Media. Retrieved 19 November 2017.