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
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Hiromi Nagasaku as Tokie Takahara |
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Mitsuhiro Oikawa as Kohei Takahara |
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Kyusaku Shimada as Kagaeyama |
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Eri Shida as Yoko Takahara |
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Tōru Shinagawa as Teshigawara |
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Kenichi Yajima as Sasagawa |
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Kozo Sato as Towada |
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Chieko Ichikawa as Mitsu Takahara |
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Akira Ogata as Waste Disposal Worker |
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Taijirō Tamura as Farmer |
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Ryo Tsukamoto as Young Kohei |
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Sho Tsukamoto as Young Noboru |
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Takahiro Hirano as Yagihashi |
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Airi Tsurumi as Teshigawara's Granddaughter |
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Akemi Fuji as Kanemoto's Mother |
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Yoshito Shimizu as Fukunaga |
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Akiko Hayashi as Nurse |
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Takashi Kikuchi as |
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Kei Mizuki as |
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Masato Shibazaki as Father |
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Mao Yuki as |
| Crew | Yukiko Nagasaka | Script |
| Directing | Kanji Nakajima | Director |
| Sound | Yuta Yamashita | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Kanji Nakajima | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Chiaki Shimada | Makeup Artist |
| Visual Effects | Masahiro Onda | Visual Effects |
| Lighting | Yoshio Tsunetani | Gaffer |
| Production | Yuya Sakurai | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Masaru Usui | Sound |
| Directing | Yukiko Nagasaka | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Yoshiaki Tago | Producer |
| Camera | Hideho Urata | Director of Photography |
| Art | Takeo Kimura | Production Design |
| Directing | Hiroyasu Kitagawa | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Kiyoshi Inoue | Producer |
| Production | Wim Wenders | Executive Producer |
| Production | Rie Yamamoto | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Masae Miyamoto | Costume Design |
| Production | Toshio Uekusa | Associate Producer |
| Production | Ryoichi Kondo | Casting |
| Art | Norifumi Ataka | Art Direction |
| Production | Tomohiko Seki | Line Producer |
| Editing | Ken Mimeta | Editor |