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Space Brothers

2012 · 128 min

A warm, funny, and earnest underdog story that makes you cheer for a late bloomer chasing a childhood dream.

Directed by: Yoshitaka Mori
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Shun Oguri, Masaki Okada, Kumiko Aso

Overview: 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 ...

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Directed by: Yoshitaka Mori
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Shun Oguri, Masaki Okada, Kumiko Aso

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
family
identity
coming-of-age
friendship
Places: workplace
big city
Era: near-future
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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