Space Brothers

International Title

Japanese Title

宇宙兄弟
[Uchu Kyodai]

Production: Toho / Kodansha / Yahoo! / Dentsu / Tokyo FM / Nippon Shuppan / Tristone
Distributor: Toho	Japan: 2012
	Time: 129 minutes

Initial US Title

US Distributor: -	Time: -
Alternate Movie Titles:
Space Brothers [Literal translation]
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Details

As children, Mutta Nanba and Hibito Nanba think they see a UFO heading toward the moon that sparks a lifelong ambition to fly into space together. Years later, in 2025, older brother Mutta works for an automotive company while younger brother Hibito has followed his dream and become an astronaut. After Mutta loses his automotive job, however, he sets his sight on living up to their childhood promise with his younger brother.

Staff
Directed by Yoshitaka Mori Writing credits Chuya Koyama Produced by Kenzo Abe, Genki Kawamura, Hisashi Usui, Yasuhiro Tsukada, Akihiro Yamauchi, Eisaku Yoshikawa, Tomio Yoshioka, Hiroshi Hattori, Minami Ichikawa, Toru Ichikawa, Hiroaki Kitano, Seiji Sato Music by Takayuki Hattori, Coldplay Cinematography by Naoki Kayano Film Editing by Ryuji Miyajima Production Design by Yuji Tsuzuki Assistant Director Jessica Potter Director of Special Effects Katsuro Onoue, Yasuo Koga
Cast
Mutta Nanba Shun Oguri Hibito Nanba Masaki Okada Serika Ito Kumiko Aso Yasushi Furuya Gaku Hamada Yamato Mizoguchi Hirofumi Arai Kenji Makabe Yoshio Inoue Naoto Fukuda Sansei Shiomi Tadashi Hoshika Shinichi Tsutsumi Mutta and Hibito's Mother Aiko Morishita Mutta and Hibito's Father Toru Masuoka Sakura Gondawara Keiko Horiuchi Mutta Nanba (Child) Rei Nakano Hibito Nanba (Child) Kaito Nakashima Tetsutaro Tsurumi Mitsuru Fukikoshi Jack Johnson Niclas Ericsson Reporters Motoki Kobayashi, Kasey Cummings, Kendall Carter Buzz Aldrin Buzz Aldrin - Masahiko Nishimura - Toshihiro Yashiba - Usou Ozaki - Mari Nishio - Hideyuki Kasahara - Shingo Gotsuji
Monster Appearances	Aliens, SDF, Misc
None	N/A

Posters

Japan

Taiwan

Box Office
Release Date: May 5, 2012 (Japan) Opening Weekend: ¥380,989,396 / $4,773,705 (Japan, 322 Screens) Total: ¥1,570,000,000 / $20,000,000 (Japan, Rough Figure)

DVDs and Blu-Ray

Region 2 Space Brothers Standard Edition Toho (2012)
Blu-Ray Space Brothers Special Edition Toho (2012)

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