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Yoko Maki has 4 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2020s. 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

Ryota is an unpopular writer although he won a literary award 15 years ago. Now, Ryota works as a private detective. He is divorced from his ex-wife Kyoko and he has an 11-year-old son Shingo. His mother Yoshiko lives alone at her apartment. One day, Ryota, his ex-wife Kyoko, and son Shingo gather at Yoshiko's apartment. A typhoon passes and the family must stay there all night long.
Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda · With Hiroshi Abe, Kirin Kiki, Yoko Maki
Infection takes place in a dark, isolated hospital, where one doctors mistake has led to dire consequences for a patient. In a hospital death is just a breath away.
Dir. Masayuki Ochiai · With Michiko Hada, Mari Hoshino, Tae Kimura

Rei helps the woman she's been in love with for years escape her abusive husband. While on the run, their feelings for each other catch fire.
Dir. Ryuichi Hiroki · With Kiko Mizuhara, Honami Sato, Yoko Maki
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