Space Brothers (2012)
Original title: 宇宙兄弟
Space Brothers is a 2012 Japanese-language comedy movie directed by Yoshitaka Mori, with a running time of 2h 8m. It stars Shun Oguri, Masaki Okada and Kumiko Aso.
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 ...
Quick answers
What is Space Brothers about?
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 ...
When was Space Brothers released?
Space Brothers was released on 5 May 2012.
How long is Space Brothers?
Space Brothers runs 2h 8m.
Who made Space Brothers?
Space Brothers was directed by Yoshitaka Mori.
Cast
- Shun Oguri as nanba mutta
- Masaki Okada as nanba hibito
- Kumiko Aso as itou serika
- Yoshio Inoue as Kenji Makabe
- Shinichi Tsutsumi as hoshika tadashi
- Toru Masuoka as Mutta & Hibito's father
- Aiko Morishita as Mutta & Hibito's mother
- Mitsuru Fukikoshi as Tetsutaro Tsurumi
- Gaku Hamada as Yasushi Furuya
- Hirofumi Arai as Yamato Mizoguchi
- Sansei Shiomi as Naoto Fukuda
- Keiko Horiuchi as Sakura Gondawara