
Hayabusa: The Long Voyage Home
2012 • Drama
Tomoyuki Takimoto
Director
Takuya Nishioka
Writer
Status
Released
Release date
February 11, 2012
Duration
136 Min
Language
ja
Popularity
0.6068
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Overview
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.
Cast

渡辺謙

江口洋介

夏川結衣

小澤征悦

中村ゆり

吉岡秀隆

石橋蓮司

藤竜也

山崎努

加藤桃子