Japan / Oct 19, 2008
I must keep on living
1h 50min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Chieko Ichikawa | Mitsu Takahara |
| Akira Ogata | Waste Disposal Worker |
| Taijirō Tamura | Farmer |
| Ryo Tsukamoto | Young Kohei |
| Sho Tsukamoto | Young Noboru |
| Takahiro Hirano | Yagihashi |
| Airi Tsurumi | Teshigawara's Granddaughter |
| Akemi Fuji | Kanemoto's Mother |
| Yoshito Shimizu | Fukunaga |
| Akiko Hayashi | Nurse |
| Takashi Kikuchi | |
| Kei Mizuki | |
| Masato Shibazaki | Father |
| Mao Yuki |
Genres
DramaScience Fiction
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | クローンは故郷をめざす |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Agung |
| Release date | 19 ottobre 2008 |
| Executive producer | Wim Wenders |
| Production | Kiyoshi Inoue, Yuya Sakurai, Tomohiko Seki, Yoshiaki Tago, Toshio Uekusa, Rie Yamamoto |
| Writer | Kanji Nakajima |
| Casting | Ryoichi Kondo |
| Editing | Ken Mimeta |
| Cinematography | Hideho Urata |
| Assistant directors | Hiroyasu Kitagawa, Kanji Nakajima, Yukiko Nagasaka |
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| Lighting | Yoshio Tsunetani |
| Camera operators | Hideho Urata |
| Additional photography | Hideho Urata |
| Production design | Takeo Kimura, Norifumi Ataka |
| Art direction | Norifumi Ataka, Takeo Kimura |
| Set decoration | Norifumi Ataka, Takeo Kimura |
| Visual effects | Masahiro Onda |
| Music | Yuta Yamashita, Masaru Usui |
| Sound | Yuta Yamashita, Masaru Usui |
| Costume design | Masae Miyamoto, Chiaki Shimada |
| Makeup | Chiaki Shimada, Masae Miyamoto |
| Hairstyling | Masae Miyamoto, Chiaki Shimada |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United States / Feb 01, 2009 / NR
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