De tal padre, tal hijo
De tal padre, tal hijo
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Like Father, Like Son
Like Father, Like Son
Director:
Hirokazu Kore'edaGuión:
Hirokazu Kore'edaCámara:
Mikiya TakimotoReparto:
Masaharu Fukuyama, 尾野真千子, Yôko Maki, Lily Franky, Keita Ninomiya, Shôgen Hwang, Kirin Kiki, Jun Fubuki, 夏八木勲, Yu-ri Sung, 井浦新, Jun Kunimura, ピエール瀧 (más)Sinopsis(1)
Todo lo que Ryota tiene se lo ha ganado trabajando duro y está convencido de que nada puede estropear su perfecta vida. Pero un día, su mujer Midori y él reciben una llamada inesperada del hospital. Keita, su hijo de seis años, no es "su" hijo, el hospital cometió un terrible error y les entregó el niño equivocado. Ryota se ve obligado a tomar la decisión más importante de su vida: deberá escoger entre lo innato y lo adquirido. Dándose cuenta de la profunda entrega de su esposa Midori a Feita, aun sabiendo que no es el hijo al que dio a luz, y después de conocer a la familia que ha criado con amor a su verdadero hijo durante seis años, Ryota empieza a preguntarse si realmente ha sido un "padre"? La conmovedora historia de un hombre que acaba por verse reflejado en el primer muro real que se levanta en su camino. (Golem Distribución)
(más)Reseñas (3)
The screenplay is far ahead - a complex, delicate, yet with a uniquely-balancing serious theme and humor, overlap and a personal story. A critical and sentimental family story from contemporary Japan, which most evoked Farhadi’s A Separation in Karlovy Vary this year. Beware: the mere "friendliness" is easily confused with the depth and richness of the topics involved. An inconspicuous gem.
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A baby switch from a distinguished Japanese perspective. Two families with a different social status standing before a Sophie’s Choice of the modern world. Giving up their assumed son for their real six-year-old son brought up in completely different (not just) social conditions? Can they love him as much? Acted, written and filmed sensitively, touchingly, without Koreeda using an instant of blackmail, but quite the opposite, remaining nicely down-to-earth. The only thing is, I would have perhaps welcomed greater focus on the other family; although I understand the author’s decision to view things mainly from Ryota’s perspective, and so this isn’t a mistake in this case but clear (and functional) intention, but still it’s a shame.
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Maybe an overlong painful film. As I've talked to the people who saw it with me, the mothers got properly shaken. It's sensitively filmed, the acting is Japanese standard, the music is nice, the story is soul-wrenching if you sympathize with the situation, which will be easy for many parents. Everything floats along so nicely and you're still not sure if the kids will really be switched anyway. A powerful human drama and a strong 3 stars.
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