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Masaharu Fukuyama has 5 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2010s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Like Father, Like Son.
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Ryota Nonomiya is a successful businessman driven by money. He learns that his biological son was switched with another child after birth. He must make a life-changing decision and choose his true son or the boy he raised as his own.
Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda · With Masaharu Fukuyama, Machiko Ono, Yoko Maki

A male corpse is discovered with a smashed face and burned hands. Strangely, the cause of death is determined to be strangulation. When Detective Kaoru Utsumi attempts to corroborate the victim’s ex-wife’s alibi she discovers the mysterious neighbor and only a few small clues to help her disprove a seemingly "airtight" alibi...
Dir. Hiroshi Nishitani · With Masaharu Fukuyama, Ko Shibasaki, Kazuki Kitamura

Unhappy after his new baby sister displaces him, four-year-old Kun begins meeting people and pets from his family's history in their unique house in order to help him become the big brother he was meant to be.
Dir. Mamoru Hosoda · With Moka Kamishiraishi, Haru Kuroki, Gen Hoshino

A lawyer tasked with defending a robbery-and-murder suspect begins developing doubts about what truly happened.
Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda · With Masaharu Fukuyama, Koji Yakusho, Suzu Hirose
Accused of a murder he didn't commit, a prosecutor sets out on a mission to clear his name.
Dir. John Woo · With Zhang Hanyu, Angeles Woo, Ha Ji-won
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