Eve Tushnet: Rich Dad, Poor Dad. The American Spectator, archiviert vom Original am 28. Februar 2014; abgerufen am 25. Februar 2014: „[…] has some of the striking Koreeda trademarks: the extraordinary acting from the children; the symmetrical framing and musical pacing; and the shifts between long shots in which all the people look tiny and child's-eye shots where all the people look huge“
Andrew Chan: HKAFF: Like Father, Like Son 誰調換了我的父親 そして父になる (2013) – Japan. HK Neo Reviews, 14. November 2013, abgerufen am 29. Januar 2014: „Essentially, Like Father, Like Son is one of those rare films that keep the audience totally engaged, thoroughly profound, fully emoted and ultimately refreshing. In the scale of perfect cinema, this stands quite close.“
Eve Tushnet: Rich Dad, Poor Dad. The American Spectator, archiviert vom Original am 28. Februar 2014; abgerufen am 25. Februar 2014: „[…] has some of the striking Koreeda trademarks: the extraordinary acting from the children; the symmetrical framing and musical pacing; and the shifts between long shots in which all the people look tiny and child's-eye shots where all the people look huge“
