The Clone Returns Home

The Clone Returns Home

110 mins | Drama, Science Fiction | Oct. 19, 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.

The Clone Returns Home

110 mins | Drama, Science Fiction | Oct. 19, 2008

The Clone Returns Home
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.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers
Original title クローンは故郷をめざす
Directors Yukiko Nagasaka, Hiroyasu Kitagawa, Kanji Nakajima
Writers Kanji Nakajima

Cast

Hiromi Nagasaku

as Tokie Takahara

Mitsuhiro Oikawa

as Kohei Takahara

Kyūsaku Shimada

as Kagaeyama

Eri Shida

as Yoko Takahara

Tôru Shinagawa

as Teshigawara

Ken'ichi Yajima

as Sasagawa

Kôzô Satô

as Towada

Chieko Ichikawa

as Mitsu Takahara

Akira Ogata

as waste disposal worker

Taijiro Tamura

as farmer

Ryo Tsukamoto

as young Kohei

Sho Tsukamoto

as young Noboru

Takahiro Hirano

as Yagihashi

Airi Tsurumi

as Teshigawara's granddaughter

Akemi Fuji

as Kanemoto's mother

Yoshito Shimizu

as Fukunaga

Akiko Hayashi

as nurse

Masato Shibasaki

as father