The Clone Returns Home (2008)

Drama
Science Fiction

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.

Cast

Tokie Takahara
Hiromi Nagasaku
Kohei Takahara
Mitsuhiro Oikawa
young Kohei
R Ryo Tsukamoto
young Noboru
S Sho Tsukamoto
Yagihashi
T Takahiro Hirano
Teshigawara's granddaughter
A Airi Tsurumi
Kanemoto's mother
A Akemi Fuji
Fukunaga
Yoshito Shimizu
nurse
A Akiko Hayashi
T Takashi Kikuchi
K Kei Mizuki
father
M Masato Shibazaki
Kagaeyama
Kyūsaku Shimada
M Mao Yuki
Yoko Takahara
E Eri Shida
Teshigawara
Tōru Shinagawa
Sasagawa
Ken'ichi Yajima
Towada
Kozo Sato
Mitsu Takahara
C Chieko Ichikawa
waste disposal worker
A Akira Ogata
farmer
Taijirō Tamura

Crew

Director
Kanji Nakajima
Screenplay
Kanji Nakajima
Producer
K Kiyoshi Inoue
Associate Producer
Y Yuya Sakurai
Line Producer
T Tomohiko Seki
Producer
Y Yoshiaki Tago
Associate Producer
T Toshio Uekusa
Executive Producer
Wim Wenders
Producer
R Rie Yamamoto
Original Music Composer
Y Yuta Yamashita
Director of Photography
H Hideho Urata
Editor
K Ken Mimeta
Casting
R Ryoichi Kondo
Art Direction
N Norifumi Ataka
Costume Design
M Masae Miyamoto
Makeup Artist
C Chiaki Shimada
First Assistant Director
H Hiroyasu Kitagawa
Sound
M Masaru Usui
Visual Effects
M Masahiro Onda
Gaffer
Y Yoshio Tsunetani
Script Supervisor
Y Yukiko Nagasaka
Production Design
Takeo Kimura
Script
Y Yukiko Nagasaka