Space Brothers
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- Movie: Space Brothers / Space Brothers: Let's Go to Space, Brother
- Romaji: Uchu Kyodai
- Japanese: 宇宙兄弟
- Director: Yoshitaka Mori
- Writer: Chuya Koyama (manga)
- Producer: Kenzo Abe, Genki Kawamura, Hisashi Usui
- Cinematographer: Naoki Kayano
- Release Date: May 5, 2012
- Runtime: 128 min.
- Genre: Sci-Fi/Drama
- Production Company: Toho
- Distributor: Toho
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
When Mutta was 12-years-old and Hibito was 9-years-old the two brothers saw what they thought was an UFO flying towards the moon. They made a pact then to become astronauts and one day fly into space together.
Fast forward to the year 2025. Older brother Mutta (Shun Oguri) works as for an automotive company and his younger brother Hibito works as an astronaut. Although Mutta failed to follow through on his childhood promise, after losing his job, he receives a phone call from Hibito which reignites his childhood dream of flying into outer space ...
Notes
- Based on Chuya Koyama's manga "Uchu Kyodai" first published in 2008.
- Portions of the film will be shot at the Kennedy Space center in Florida during the month of June, 2011.
- Theme song for the movie is British pop band Coldplay's "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" (Mylo Xyloto).
Cast
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| Shun Oguri | Masaki Okada | Kumiko Aso | Gaku Hamada |
| Mutta Nanba | Hibito Nanba | Serika Ito | Yasushi Furuya |
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| Hirofumi Arai | Yoshio Inoue | Sansei Shiomi | Shinichi Tsutsumi |
| Yamato Mizoguchi | Kenji Makabe | Naoto Fukuda | Tadashi Hoshika |
Additional Cast Members:
- Aiko Morishita - Mutta & Hibito's mother
- Toru Masuoka - Mutta & Hibito's father
- Keiko Horiuchi - Sakura Gondawara
- Rei Nakano - Mutta Nanba (young)
- Kaito Nakashima - Hibito Nanba (young)
- Mitsuru Fukikoshi - Tetsutaro Tsurumi
- Masahiko Nishimura
- Toshihiro Yashiba
- Usou Ozaki
- Mari Nishio
- Hideyuki Kasahara
- Shingo Gotsuji
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dotnex Says:
Mar 22 2012 4:28 am
looks great, will be waiting this movie..
johnny yen Says:
Feb 12 2012 10:21 am
why the horrid music in the trailer?
Novita Says:
Dec 20 2011 6:14 am
can't wait to see....i love both of them. Shun's hair so funtastic!!!
clang2 Says:
Sep 20 2011 6:32 pm
OMG Shun & Masaki together in a movie! I wish Inoue Mao will be in the movie too >_<
some person Says:
Aug 06 2011 3:01 pm
woahh i just saw them in the gift shop at kennedy space center when i went to florida in june. i had no idea until they walked right past me... totally random experience
t-berry Says:
Aug 05 2011 1:06 pm
shun & masaki!!!!omg!!
Freddie Saturn Says:
Jun 10 2011 8:21 am
3-2-1 ... Ready for Blast Off !!!! Let's Go Space Brothers !!!