The Clone Returns Home
2008·Drama·1h 50m
7.1
★
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.
Directed by Kanji Nakajima
clone
astronaut
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Cast
Hiromi Nagasaku
Tokie Takahara
Mitsuhiro Oikawa
Kohei Takahara
Kyusaku Shimada
Kagaeyama
Tōru Shinagawa
Teshigawara
Kenichi Yajima
Sasagawa
Kozo Sato
Towada
Akira Ogata
Waste Disposal Worker
Taijirō Tamura
Farmer
Yoshito Shimizu
Fukunaga
Crew
Kanji Nakajima
Director
Kanji Nakajima
Screenplay
Wim Wenders
Executive Producer
Takeo Kimura
Production Design
Popular Reviews
7 reviews
Eclectic Sorcerer
9.0★ · 04/18/26
A film reminiscent of Solaris. This is Nakajima's so far final film and a film I feel is worth so much, a film that although heavily plot driven compared to his other 2 films is one that the audience must feel rather than understand.
Nakajima is a director I never heard of until recently, but his films give me inspiration and my fondness for them are large. So many words are deserved for these films, but I find my loss of words instead. Bravo to Nakajima.
Nakajima is a director I never heard of until recently, but his films give me inspiration and my fondness for them are large. So many words are deserved for these films, but I find my loss of words instead. Bravo to Nakajima.
A film reminiscent of Solaris. This is Nakajima's so far final film and a film I feel is worth so much, a film that although heavily plot driven compared to his other 2 films is one that the audience must feel rather than understand.
Nakajima is a director I never heard of until recently, but his films give me inspiration and my fondness for them are large. So many words are deserved for these films, but I find my loss of words instead. Bravo to Nakajima.
Nakajima is a director I never heard of until recently, but his films give me inspiration and my fondness for them are large. So many words are deserved for these films, but I find my loss of words instead. Bravo to Nakajima.
Eclectic Sorcerer
9.0★ · 04/18/26
A film reminiscent of Solaris. This is Nakajima's so far final film and a film I feel is worth so much, a film that although heavily plot driven compared to his other 2 films is one that the audience must feel rather than understand.
Nakajima is a director I never heard of until recently, but his films give me inspiration and my fondness for them are large. So many words are deserved for these films, but I find my loss of words instead. Bravo to Nakajima.
Nakajima is a director I never heard of until recently, but his films give me inspiration and my fondness for them are large. So many words are deserved for these films, but I find my loss of words instead. Bravo to Nakajima.
A film reminiscent of Solaris. This is Nakajima's so far final film and a film I feel is worth so much, a film that although heavily plot driven compared to his other 2 films is one that the audience must feel rather than understand.
Nakajima is a director I never heard of until recently, but his films give me inspiration and my fondness for them are large. So many words are deserved for these films, but I find my loss of words instead. Bravo to Nakajima.
Nakajima is a director I never heard of until recently, but his films give me inspiration and my fondness for them are large. So many words are deserved for these films, but I find my loss of words instead. Bravo to Nakajima.
joaco
8.7★ · 04/07/25
Mickey 17 if it was good
Mickey 17 if it was good
Susuhangma
10.0★ · 03/02/25
Transcendental so much to the point that I felt as if I was an invisible ghost going on a journey with him,As if I was the one who died on the space. there was this eerily empathic closeness with the character, at the end of the film I felt deeply attached with kohei. I wonder if the shared human condition and concepts of identity is the culprit.
The film has this dreamlike quality to it ,filled with nostalgia memories and the notion of life , death regret and rebirth.
There was this resonance that strung me whenever I recalled the film. Truly a cathartic experience.
Unlike most generic sci-fi films that plans on saving humanity and fighting aliens with high-tech futuristic machine guns,
This film takes a different turn to this genre,
It focuses more on the individual experience that sums up every human experience and creates an existential theme blending science , the supernatural and its relation with mankind.
Ending note : DO NOT EVER TRUST THE GOVERNMENT
The film has this dreamlike quality to it ,filled with nostalgia memories and the notion of life , death regret and rebirth.
There was this resonance that strung me whenever I recalled the film. Truly a cathartic experience.
Unlike most generic sci-fi films that plans on saving humanity and fighting aliens with high-tech futuristic machine guns,
This film takes a different turn to this genre,
It focuses more on the individual experience that sums up every human experience and creates an existential theme blending science , the supernatural and its relation with mankind.
Ending note : DO NOT EVER TRUST THE GOVERNMENT
Transcendental so much to the point that I felt as if I was an invisible ghost going on a journey with him,As if I was the one who died on the space. there was this eerily empathic closeness with the character, at the end of the film I felt deeply attached with kohei. I wonder if the shared human condition and concepts of identity is the culprit.
The film has this dreamlike quality to it ,filled with nostalgia memories and the notion of life , death regret and rebirth.
There was this resonance that strung me whenever I recalled the film. Truly a cathartic experience.
Unlike most generic sci-fi films that plans on saving humanity and fighting aliens with high-tech futuristic machine guns,
This film takes a different turn to this genre,
It focuses more on the individual experience that sums up every human experience and creates an existential theme blending science , the supernatural and its relation with mankind.
Ending note : DO NOT EVER TRUST THE GOVERNMENT
The film has this dreamlike quality to it ,filled with nostalgia memories and the notion of life , death regret and rebirth.
There was this resonance that strung me whenever I recalled the film. Truly a cathartic experience.
Unlike most generic sci-fi films that plans on saving humanity and fighting aliens with high-tech futuristic machine guns,
This film takes a different turn to this genre,
It focuses more on the individual experience that sums up every human experience and creates an existential theme blending science , the supernatural and its relation with mankind.
Ending note : DO NOT EVER TRUST THE GOVERNMENT
Susuhangma
9.9★ · 03/01/25
Transcendental so much to the point that I felt as if I was an invisible ghost going on a journey with him,As if I was the one who died on the space. there was this eerily empathic closeness with the character, at the end of the film I felt deeply attached with kohei. I wonder if the shared human condition and concepts of identity is the culprit.
The film has this dreamlike quality to it ,filled with nostalgia memories and the notion of life , death regret and rebirth.There was this resonance that strung me whenever I recalled the film. Truly a cathartic experience.
Unlike most generic sci-fi films that plans on saving humanity and fighting aliens with high-tech futuristic machine guns,This film takes a different turn to this genre, It focuses more on the individual experience that sums up every human experience and creates an existential theme blending science , the supernatural and its relation with mankind.
Ending note : DO NOT EVER TRUST THE GOVERNMENT
The film has this dreamlike quality to it ,filled with nostalgia memories and the notion of life , death regret and rebirth.There was this resonance that strung me whenever I recalled the film. Truly a cathartic experience.
Unlike most generic sci-fi films that plans on saving humanity and fighting aliens with high-tech futuristic machine guns,This film takes a different turn to this genre, It focuses more on the individual experience that sums up every human experience and creates an existential theme blending science , the supernatural and its relation with mankind.
Ending note : DO NOT EVER TRUST THE GOVERNMENT
Transcendental so much to the point that I felt as if I was an invisible ghost going on a journey with him,As if I was the one who died on the space. there was this eerily empathic closeness with the character, at the end of the film I felt deeply attached with kohei. I wonder if the shared human condition and concepts of identity is the culprit.
The film has this dreamlike quality to it ,filled with nostalgia memories and the notion of life , death regret and rebirth.There was this resonance that strung me whenever I recalled the film. Truly a cathartic experience.
Unlike most generic sci-fi films that plans on saving humanity and fighting aliens with high-tech futuristic machine guns,This film takes a different turn to this genre, It focuses more on the individual experience that sums up every human experience and creates an existential theme blending science , the supernatural and its relation with mankind.
Ending note : DO NOT EVER TRUST THE GOVERNMENT
The film has this dreamlike quality to it ,filled with nostalgia memories and the notion of life , death regret and rebirth.There was this resonance that strung me whenever I recalled the film. Truly a cathartic experience.
Unlike most generic sci-fi films that plans on saving humanity and fighting aliens with high-tech futuristic machine guns,This film takes a different turn to this genre, It focuses more on the individual experience that sums up every human experience and creates an existential theme blending science , the supernatural and its relation with mankind.
Ending note : DO NOT EVER TRUST THE GOVERNMENT