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The Clone Returns Home 2008

“I must keep on living”

Status
Released
Runtime
110 minutes
Director
Kanji Nakajima
Network
Agung
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★ TMDB users: 5.9/10 from 37 votes NR DramaScience Fiction Released
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Topic: Film "The Clone Returns Home" (2008). Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.

Type
Film
Year
2008
Status
Released
Runtime
110 minutes
Release date
Oct 19, 2008
Original language
JA
Origin
Japan
Studios
Agung
Genres
Drama, Science Fiction
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★ TMDB users: 5.9/10 from 37 votes
Episode runtime
~110 minutes
Status
Released
Network
Agung
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Topic: Film "The Clone Returns Home" (2008).
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
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Use ONLY verifiable facts from provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
No inventing/guessing (titles, names, dates, counts, awards, etc.).
Write original, neutral, encyclopedic prose.
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Title: The Clone Returns Home
Year: 2008
Genres: Drama, Science Fiction
Runtime: 1h 50m
US Release Date: 02/01/2009
Rating: NR
Plot:
Kohei Takahara is an astronaut who dies in the line of duty.
He is legally resurrected as a clone.
Contrary to scientists' expectations, he reverts to childhood memories.
Context of memories: His twin brother drowned, sacrificing his life for Kohei.
The clone discovers the body of his former self, mistakenly believing it is his deceased twin.
He sets off carrying his corpse body to his beautiful hometown where he lived with his now dead mother.
Themes (IMDb): Meditation on the paradox of life and death, meaning of love and family. Set in an imaginary future.
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The Clone Returns Home holds a community rating of 5.9/10 based on 37 verified viewer ratings. It offers engaging Drama, Science Fiction for fans of the genre.

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The Clone Returns Home is a feature film with a runtime of 110 minutes. It was released in 2008. Release status: Released.

Who directed The Clone Returns Home?

The Clone Returns Home was directed by Kanji Nakajima.

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