Like Father, Like Son (Hirokazu Kore-eda)

[pro-bassoonist]

Like Father, Like Son Blu-ray



NEWS/TRAILER
https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=12400

British distributors Arrow Films have revealed that they are planning to bring to Blu-ray acclaimed Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda's latest film, Like Father, Like Son (2013), starring Masaharu Fukuyama, Machiko Ono, and Yôko Maki. The preliminary release date set by the distributors is February 24th.

Earlier this year, Like Father, Like Son won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.

Synopsis: From Hirokazu Kore-eda, the globally acclaimed director of Nobody Knows, Still Walking, and I Wish. Hard-working businessman Ryota (Fukuyama) has found success both in his professional life and at home where he has a loving wife and a six-year-old son. When he receives the devastating news that the child he thought was his was actually accidentally switched with another baby when he was born, Ryoto has an almost impossible decision to make. As he begins to question his role as a father he must choose between the boy he has raised and the son he has never known.

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[Judex]

I want to see this. So it'll be ordered closer to release.

Since it isn't playing anywhere near me. :sigh:

[SimBelm]

I'm also looking forward to this one.

It's playing at my local cinema next month, but I have too many other screenings to see around then so I'll have to miss it until the Blu is available.

[McNulty]

Brilliant film, saw it at the LFF

[Judex]

Pushed back to April 28th now.

[Pork Chop Express]

Balls.Thought it was the Judge Reinhold one.

[theprestige85]

Saw the director's other film, the one where the family get together and the younger generation are uncomfortable. It wasn't bad. A bit too studied and cerebral for my tastes, but not bad at all. I will check this out sometime.

[brandon_260]

Too bad this got pushed back, though it may force me to see it theatrically now, since it will hit theaters in Canada before this release.

[logboy]

anyone spot a decent preorder price on this?

[rapta]

Originally Posted by logboy

anyone spot a decent preorder price on this?

Amazon and MovieMail are cheapest, but seems it's been pushed back so might be cheaper towards release date elsewhere.

[SlayersCouncil]

Originally Posted by Pork Chop Express

Balls.Thought it was the Judge Reinhold one.

The Judge Reinhold one was called Vice Versa. It also starred Fred Savage (with whom he switched bodies with). The other Like Father, Like Son starred Dudley Moore and Kirk Cameron (with Sean Astin as the best friend).

Sorry for the detour. Back on track now.

[manicsounds]

It's possible that the release date was delayed to wait for the special features of the Japanese disc. The Japanese disc is coming out the same week in April as the UK disc, so hopefully the extras will be ported over.

[logboy]

Originally Posted by manicsounds

It's possible that the release date was delayed to wait for the special features of the Japanese disc. The Japanese disc is coming out the same week in April as the UK disc, so hopefully the extras will be ported over.

more likely to be an issue to do with reverse importation - it's less aggressively delayed than previous films set for both domestic and international release in quick succession, in that there's no additional delay at this time. extras rarely ported over in a way that's complete, as nobody else has so much cause to be interested in the detail in the manner j audience seem to be taken to be by companies there.

[Judex]

Pushed back again to May 5th now. :sigh:

[NewtFidoScamander]

Doubtful anyone will see this but Apple TV UK has a 4K version for this and I Wish showing up now ! They gotta be new scans, otherwise seems random to get an upscale just for those two films.

[Cinematt]

Originally Posted by NewtFidoScamander

Doubtful anyone will see this but Apple TV UK has a 4K version for this and I Wish showing up now ! They gotta be new scans, otherwise seems random to get an upscale just for those two films.

They're not available on Apple directly, they're through Mubi, so streaming only there for subscribers. The Arrow versions that are available to buy are still HD.
Interesting that Mubi have got them though, I don't think they have a 4K disc release anywhere and neither are streaming on amazon Japan in 4K.

[trobrianders]

I enjoyed Like Father, Like Son from the Arrow Family Values set very much and I've yet to watch my Arrow release of Life Is a Long Quiet River which prompted Kore-eda's "remake". Its events were based on a real life swapped babies case in France.