Hayabusa: The Long Voyage Home (2012)
Original title: はやぶさ 遥かなる帰還
Hayabusa: The Long Voyage Home is a 2012 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Tomoyuki Takimoto, with a running time of 2h 16m. It stars Ken Watanabe, Yosuke Eguchi and Yui Natsukawa.
In May 2003, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (or JAXA) launched an unmanned spacecraft of their own development to retrieve samples from an asteroid. Seven long years later, Hayabusa achieved its goal and was the first of any kind of craft launched from Earth to safely return samples of this kind to home base. The story was one of such great national pride for Japan, and in the wake of the tsunami and resulting tragedies in Japan it’s strong nationalistic message became the subject of no less than three rival films. Yukihiko Tsutsumi’s high-profile effort, simply titled Hayabusa (2011) starred the incomparable Toshiyuki Nishida. Most recently, Welcome Home, Hayabusa (2012) was released to Japanese audiences. Slipping in between those two was Hayabusa: The Long Voyage Home, concentrating on the people on the ground who helped return the probe safely.
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What is Hayabusa: The Long Voyage Home about?
In May 2003, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (or JAXA) launched an unmanned spacecraft of their own development to retrieve samples from an asteroid. Seven long years later, Hayabusa achieved its goal and was the first of any kind of craft launched from Earth to safely return samples of this kind to home base. The story was one of such great national pride for Japan, and in the wake of the tsunami and resulting tragedies in Japan it’s strong nationalistic message became the subject of no less than three rival films. Yukihiko Tsutsumi’s high-profile effort, simply titled Hayabusa (2011) starred the incomparable Toshiyuki Nishida. Most recently, Welcome Home, Hayabusa (2012) was released to Japanese audiences. Slipping in between those two was Hayabusa: The Long Voyage Home, concentrating on the people on the ground who helped return the probe safely.
When was Hayabusa: The Long Voyage Home released?
Hayabusa: The Long Voyage Home was released on 11 February 2012.
How long is Hayabusa: The Long Voyage Home?
Hayabusa: The Long Voyage Home runs 2h 16m.
Who made Hayabusa: The Long Voyage Home?
Hayabusa: The Long Voyage Home was directed by Tomoyuki Takimoto.
Cast
- Ken Watanabe as Junichiro Kawaguchi
- Yosuke Eguchi as Hitoshi Fujinaka
- Yui Natsukawa as Mari Inoue
- Yukiyoshi Ozawa as Etsuya Kamata
- Yuri Nakamura as 松本夏子（Natsuko Matsumoto）
- Hidetaka Yoshioka as Yasuo Moriuchi
- Renji Ishibashi as Haruo Kinoshita
- Tatsuya Fuji as Yasunobu Marukawa
- Tsutomu Yamazaki as Hiroshi Higashide
- Momoko Kato