The Clone Returns Home
2008 · Movie · NR · 110 min
★ 6.0(34)unSUB Rating
After an astronaut dies, a legal cloning program brings him back—only for the new version to awaken with childhood memories tied to a family tragedy. Confused about who he is and what he’s lost, he begins a quiet journey back to his hometown, carrying a heavy reminder of his past and searching for meaning in love, grief, and identity.
Also known as The Clone Returns to the Homeland
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Details
- Original title
- クローンは故郷をめざす
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-10-19
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 110 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 5.8/10 (34 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a slow, reflective sci-fi drama about memory, grief, and identity with a surreal edge, in the vein of The Whispering Star; Not for you if you want fast pacing or lots of sci-fi action.
Pros: thoughtful identity questions; haunting, slow atmosphere; emotional family trauma | Cons: very little sci-fi; glacial pacing; can feel confusing
Themes
- clone
- astronaut
Cast & crew
Hiromi Nagasaku
as Tokie Takahara
Mitsuhiro Oikawa
as Kohei Takahara
Kyusaku Shimada
as Kagaeyama
- ES
Eri Shida
as Yoko Takahara
Tōru Shinagawa
as Teshigawara
Kenichi Yajima
as Sasagawa
Kozo Sato
as Towada
- CI
Chieko Ichikawa
as Mitsu Takahara
Akira Ogata
as Waste Disposal Worker
Taijirō Tamura
as Farmer
Directed by Kanji Nakajima