The Clone Returns Home (2008)
Kohei Takahara, an astronaut who dies in the line of duty, is legally resurrected as a clone: however, contrary to the scientists' expectations, he reverts to his childhood memories when his twin brother drowned sacrificing his life for Kohei. Kohei's clone discovers the body of his former self mistakenly believing that it is his deceased twin. Reliving his tragic past, he sets off carrying his corpse body to the beautiful hometown where he lived with his now dead mother.
Director:
Kanji Nakajima
Writer:
Kanji Nakajima
![]() |
Hiromi Nagasaku as Tokie Takahara |
![]() |
Mitsuhiro Oikawa as Kohei Takahara |
![]() |
Kyusaku Shimada as Kagaeyama |
![]() |
Eri Shida as Yoko Takahara |
![]() |
Tōru Shinagawa as Teshigawara |
![]() |
Kenichi Yajima as Sasagawa |
![]() |
Kozo Sato as Towada |
![]() |
Chieko Ichikawa as Mitsu Takahara |
![]() |
Akira Ogata as Waste Disposal Worker |
![]() |
Taijirō Tamura as Farmer |
![]() |
Ryo Tsukamoto as Young Kohei |
![]() |
Sho Tsukamoto as Young Noboru |
![]() |
Airi Tsurumi as Teshigawara's Granddaughter |
![]() |
Akemi Fuji as Kanemoto's Mother |
![]() |
Yoshito Shimizu as Fukunaga |
![]() |
Akiko Hayashi as Nurse |
![]() |
Takashi Kikuchi as |
![]() |
Kei Mizuki as |
![]() |
Masato Shibazaki as Father |
![]() |
Mao Yuki as |
![]() |
Takahiro Hirano as Yagihashi |
| Crew | Yukiko Nagasaka | Script |
| Directing | Kanji Nakajima | Director |
| Production | Rie Yamamoto | Producer |
| Production | Kiyoshi Inoue | Producer |
| Production | Ryoichi Kondo | Casting |
| Art | Takeo Kimura | Production Design |
| Production | Yoshiaki Tago | Producer |
| Sound | Yuta Yamashita | Original Music Composer |
| Visual Effects | Masahiro Onda | Visual Effects |
| Production | Yuya Sakurai | Associate Producer |
| Production | Wim Wenders | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Ken Mimeta | Editor |
| Sound | Masaru Usui | Sound |
| Camera | Hideho Urata | Director of Photography |
| Production | Tomohiko Seki | Line Producer |
| Lighting | Yoshio Tsunetani | Gaffer |
| Directing | Hiroyasu Kitagawa | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Toshio Uekusa | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Masae Miyamoto | Costume Design |
| Directing | Yukiko Nagasaka | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Norifumi Ataka | Art Direction |
| Writing | Kanji Nakajima | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Chiaki Shimada | Makeup Artist |