Nature Versus Nurture: The topic is raised with Keito's lacking piano play despite him practicing a lot which his father contributes to lacking genes. Besides them and their three kids, the maternal grandfather also lives with them. Multigenerational Household: In Yukari and Yudai's household. up until Ryota states that he'll be taking custody over Keita and Ryusei. Mood Whiplash: During one of the time the parents go out, they are having a wonderful moment. Married to the Job: Ryota is extremely occupied with his job and spends little time with his son. Last-Minute Baby Naming: Ryusei's parents named him after the fact that it was a bright sunny day when he was born. In the Blood: Ryusei seems to come after his father. The whole plot happens because a nurse, who was having family problems with her husband's children, was jealous of how happy Midori seemed at the hospital. After Keita compliments Yudai (his biological father) on how he was able to fix his toy truck, Ryota is very annoyed. Good Parents: Keita's biological parents, Yukari and Yudai Saiki may lack money, but have a better understanding of the importance of child and parent bonds than Ryota and Midori do, especially the former. The nurse that switched the babies even states that she was jealous of Midori's happiness specifically the Saiki family just happened to be around. Turns out her mother was essentially correct. Midori disregards this notion (which, to be fair, at this point comes out of superstition). Foreshadowing: Before the switch's cause is properly understood, Midori's mother wonders if the whole situation happened out of to people's jealousy due to Midori "marrying up" when she got together with Ryota. For Want of a Nail: The whole story wouldn't have even happened if the nurse in charge of infants Keita and Ryusei hadn't switched their ID tags out of spite for her own family troubles. The boys also work as foils to each other and their personality differences highlight their upbringings: Ryusei is a more obviously social, free-spirited boy, while Keita is comparably much more polite and well-behaved. For Ryota and Midori, however, especially the former, the reveal that Keita isn't biologically theirs is a big blow. The way both couples react to the whole situation is also filled with nuanced contrast: Yukari and Yudai, a working-class couple portrayed as more emotionally connected with their children, are of course troubled by the news that their son isn't biologically theirs and are willing to "exchange" Keita and Ryusei for a while, but it's clear that they consider Ryusei their son to the point that it doesn't matter that much to them they seem more interested in getting some money as reparation from the hospital for the whole ordeal, and possibly getting to know Keita better, than anything else. 
The latter are wealthy but are new when it comes to parenting, while the former lack money but are experienced parents (having two other kids).
The parents, Yukari/Yudai and Ryota/Midori.Family of Choice: One of the driving questions in the story is seeing if family can be one through blood or bonds.Everyone Has Standards: It is hinted in earlier scenes that Yukari and Yudai wouldn't exactly mind having a.Cherry Blossoms: One scene has both couples and Keita in spring walking through a park lined with cherry trees.Central Theme: Is family defined by blood or by bonds?.The latter hesitates for a while before answering "yes". Armor-Piercing Question: When Keito asks Ryota if his new parents love him more than Ryota.Screen 1:1.85 - 16/9 LB PAL, color Sound DD 5. Language OV japanese Subtitles deutsch, français « Like Father, Like Son - a tender, loving portrait of Parenthood.» Indiewire Ryota is forced to make a life-changing decision, to choose between «nature» and «nurture.» Seeing Midori's devotion to Keita even after learning his origin, and communicating with the rough yet caring family that has raised his natural son for the last six years, Ryota also starts to question himself: has he really been a «father» all these years. Their 6-year-old son, Keita, is not «their» son - the hospital gave them the wrong baby. Then one day, he and his wife, Midori, get an unexpected phone call from the hospital. Ryota has earned everything he has by his hard work, and believes nothing can stop him from pursuing his perfect life as a winner. Would you choose your natural son, or the son you believed was yours after spending 6 years together? Kore-eda Hirokazu, the globally acclaimed director of Nobody Knows, Still Walking and I Wish, returns to the big screen with another family - a family thrown into torment after a phone call from the hospital where the son was born.
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