The Clone Returns Home

The Clone Returns Home

2008 · 110 min · JA · NR · 5.6 (26 votes)
Dir. Kanji Nakajima · Starring Hiromi Nagasaku, Mitsuhiro Oikawa, Kyusaku Shimada, Eri Shida, Tōru Shinagawa, Kenichi Yajima · Music Yuta Yamashita
DramaScience 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.

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A deeply melancholic journey exploring the echoes of a past life. It's a quiet, introspective film that grapples with identity and the weight of memory, leaving a lingering sense of profound sadness.

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