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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.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Background watch
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 65GoodWatch 62
IMDb6.5
Running time
1 h 50 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109110Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 10 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
2008
October 19, 2008
18 years ago
Genres
DramaScience FictionLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
Japan
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 7 more18 people
- Hiromi NagasakuTokie Takahara
- Mitsuhiro OikawaKohei Takahara
- Kyusaku ShimadaKagaeyama
- ESEri ShidaYoko Takahara
- Tōru ShinagawaTeshigawara
- Kenichi YajimaSasagawa
- Kozo SatoTowada
- CIChieko IchikawaMitsu Takahara
- Akira OgataWaste Disposal Worker
- Taijirō TamuraFarmer
- RTRyo TsukamotoYoung Kohei
- STSho TsukamotoYoung Noboru
- ATAiri TsurumiTeshigawara's Granddaughter
- AFAkemi FujiKanemoto's Mother
Yoshito ShimizuFukunaga- AHAkiko HayashiNurse
- MSMasato ShibazakiFather
Takahiro HiranoYagihashi
Directing · 3
- Kanji Nakajima Director, Screenplay
- Hiroyasu Kitagawa First Assistant Director
- Yukiko Nagasaka Script Supervisor, Script
Production · 8
- Wim Wenders Executive Producer
- Yoshiaki Tago Producer
- Kiyoshi Inoue Producer
- Rie Yamamoto Producer
- Ryoichi Kondo Casting
- Yuya Sakurai Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Hideho Urata Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Ken Mimeta Editor
Sound · 2
- Yuta Yamashita Original Music Composer
- Masaru Usui Sound
Art · 2
- Takeo Kimura Production Design
- Norifumi Ataka Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Masae Miyamoto Costume Design
- Chiaki Shimada Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 2
- Masahiro Onda Visual Effects
- Masahiro Onda Visual Effects
Lighting · 1
- Yoshio Tsunetani Gaffer
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