Like Father, Like Son: KORE-EDA Hirokazu’s gentle humanistic touch is put to excellent use, as he tells the story of a young couple (he, a workaholic, she, a dedicated home carer) that is placed in an impossible situation as they discover that their son was, as a baby, switched at the hospital and that they have been raising the son of a much humbler family. The film touchingly considers what it means to be a parent or a son. Acting is generally rather strong: FUKUYAMA Masaharu, as the ambitious workaholic and distant father, goes through the most detailed journey, and he sells well the whole thing; ONO Machiko, who plays his submissive wife and a caring mother, is quite good. Lily Franky plays the second father, a loving father and almost silly man who nevertheless cares deeply for his family; his performance has a light, almost comic touch; MAKI Yooko plays his no-nonsense wife. The film, edited by KORE-EDA himself, has quite an easy, pleasurable pace. The nice music (originally composed by MATSUBARA Takeshi, MATSUMOTO Junichi, and MORI Takashi) uses a lot of piano, a choice justified by the story.