Father and Son

Kramer vs. Kramer if the switch happened at the hospital. A well-off Tokyo couple must decide whether to exchange the six-year-old son they've raised for their biological child. Kore-eda quietly observes the stresses on both families.

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Hirokazu Kore-eda directed Father and Son in 2013. See Hirokazu Kore-eda's full filmography, where to start with Hirokazu Kore-eda, or where to go after you've seen everything by Hirokazu Kore-eda.

Father and Son was released in 2013 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 120 minutes.