Two archetypal elements of on-form Koreeda make this move a masterclass in dramaturgy. One word - 'yappari' - reveals his disappointment and ultimate lack of humanity, and proves to be a pivotal statement in his journey to self-awareness. Fukuyama as the driven, high-achieving Ryota is a revelation, an advocate of the tough love school of child-rearing, who never wastes an opportunity to tell his son he should be trying harder, succeeding more. Koreda has one again taken his scalpel to family life and crafted a masterpiece. In trying to solve this unholy mess, one father has to face his own vulnerabilities. Two families learn the devastating news that their sons were swapped in the maternity hospital, and each has been raising the other's biological offspring for the last six years. 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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