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Strong
MASTER SCORE 61.2 / 100
2008·Drama / Fantasy / Sci-Fi·1h 50m

THE CLONE RETURNS HOME

“I must keep on living”

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.

Above the Line
Kanji Nakajima·DirectorKanji Nakajima·ScreenplayHideho Urata·Director of PhotographyYuta Yamashita·Original Music ComposerKen Mimeta·Editor
Cast
Hiromi Nagasaku·Tokie TakaharaMitsuhiro Oikawa·Kohei TakaharaKyusaku Shimada·KagaeyamaEri Shida·Yoko TakaharaTōru Shinagawa·TeshigawaraKenichi Yajima·SasagawaKozo Sato·TowadaChieko Ichikawa·Mitsu TakaharaAkira Ogata·Waste Disposal WorkerTaijirō Tamura·Farmer
Full Crew
(23 credits)
Directing· 3
Kanji Nakajima·DirectorHiroyasu Kitagawa·First Assistant DirectorYukiko Nagasaka·Script Supervisor
Writing· 1
Kanji Nakajima·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Hideho Urata·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Ken Mimeta·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Yuta Yamashita·Original Music ComposerMasaru Usui·Sound
Art & Design· 4
Norifumi Ataka·Art DirectionMasae Miyamoto·Costume DesignTakeo Kimura·Production DesignChiaki Shimada·Makeup Artist
Production· 8
Kiyoshi Inoue·ProducerYoshiaki Tago·ProducerWim Wenders·Executive ProducerRie Yamamoto·ProducerYuya Sakurai·Associate ProducerTomohiko Seki·Line ProducerToshio Uekusa·Associate ProducerRyoichi Kondo·Casting
Other Departments· 3
Yukiko Nagasaka·ScriptMasahiro Onda·Visual EffectsYoshio Tsunetani·Gaffer
By the Numbers
61.2
OF 100
Master Score
6.6
OF 10
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