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Mr. Takahara.

How's Kanemoto's condition?

He didn't make it?

No. Maybe if he'd been inside the protective stairs but...

He couldn't take the stress of atmosphere reentry.

Takahara.

Excuse me.

Did you hear?

Just now.

Never thought a veteran like him would...

Even with 120% safety measures, outerorbiter ops accidents rarely occur.

Does this mean my number is up?

The next mission might be postponed.

In addition to space station ops costs, a new unit will be launched.

We're having enough budget problems...

without this accident.

I have to handle the media on this.

Investigate the origin of the accident.

Yes sir.

I'm Kanemoto Akira's mother.

Where's the operating room?

This way please.

THE CLONE RETURNS HOME

To begin with clone technology...

is actually often easily misunderstood.

Ultimately, our goal rests in ensuring your life.

Our clinical tests are complete.

Technologically, cloning is 100% possible.

We're just waiting for a legal means.

We can't have more victims like Kanemoto.

We at the Space Development Society...

have requested cloning help for unforeseen death in the line of duty.

But, even with my DNA, you can't bring the same me to life, right?

We can return you to life just as you sit there now.

Mr. Takahara, this isn't like creating a child from a cell.

Ultimately, this is medical treatment for you.

We have been reproducing...

damaged organs from patient DNA for transplant for a while.

Our technology is simply cutting edge.

Even in life threatening accidents...

you can be treated thanks to our body reproduction...

and memory backup.

If you desire this "life insurance"...

the data banks lining these walls...

will be filled with your memories.

But, doesn't this seem like I'm being experimented on?

I know how you feel.

"Preparing to duplicate yourself" leaves a bad taste in your mouth.

But everything has to start somewhere.

For top astronauts like you on the forefront of space exploration...

it's essential to elminate all conceivable risks.

Of course, the decision lies with you and not me.

Please don't misunderstand us.

We are not seeking "eternal life".

Humans must conclude suitable lifespans.

But...

for people die from unrelated accidents and crimes...

saving them is more humane than treating a lung cancer patient...

who smoked, don't you think?

I'll answer all your questions anytime.

Please let me know.

Chief.

Oh, Ko-chan.

What's up? Calling me Ko-chan like when I was a kid.

I was dreaming about when we lived in the country.

When Noboru and you were kids.

Noboru was such a crybaby.

Mother, you never once mixed us up.

But we tried to fool you by switching places.

Who can fool their own mother?

It was a lovely place.

But inconvenient too.

A bit of inconvenience is what we all need.

Your hair has grown. Cut it.

Short hair looks better on you.

Kohei.

What?

Stay with me a little longer.

I'm still here.

I wanted to live in that house again.

Grasshoppers come in two colors.

- Black-spotted and... - Any around?

- yellow locusts. - There's one!

What flower is this?

A chrysanthemum I guess.

Hey, fire, fire, fire.

Look out.

Do like this.

What're you doin'?

Look. A boat.

Take this...

like this.

Then fold it into three.

Here it goes.

Grab it bro. Grab it.

Noboru.

Noboru. Noboru!

Go! Hurry!

That's mine! Give it back.

Trapped you! Trapped you!

Trapped you!

What are you doing, Kohei?!

I'm Noboru. Kohei's the one crying.

Silence Kohei!

Don't cry now. Don't cry.

It doesn't hurt.

Don't cry. Don't cry.

If he cries, ripen him sweetly

Bodhisattvas at the village crossroads

please laugh if he cries

All better now.

You won't get in until you refill that hole nicely.

Think about what you did. Got it?

Mother! Can I come in?

Mother!

Say you're sorry.

I'm sorry.

Not to me, to Noboru.

Sorry Noboru.

Come in. Play nicely now.

You got in trouble.

Nothing to cry about.

Now it's my turn.

Mommy, Ko-chan cheated.

What?

Well, time to eat.

Oh, Ko-chan, you ate all your carrots.

Good boy.

Yeah, 'good boy'.

Huh? Kohei?

That's not the "re" note. This is.

This is wrong.

Line them up.

- It broke. - You broke it.

What now?

You're in trouble.

What should I do?

Don't touch! It's dangerous, Noboru.

I'm Kohei. Noboru didn't break it.

You cheater!

Noboru didn't break it.

Stop it! I said it was dangerous!

Not again.

Some dropped here too.

Dry them first.

Now it won't break, right?

It's hard to do but give it a try.

Stop or the fish will hide.

Ko-chan, stop there!

Mommy said don't get too close.

Hey, Ko-chan!

I'm fine. Let me go.

It's freezing.

Ko-chan, I said don't do it.

Ko-chan!

Ko-chan!

Mother!

Ko-chan!

Noboru?

Noboru.

Mommy, I can eat all my carrots.

Mommy, mommy.

I'm Noboru. Kohei is the one who died.

Don't say that!

If I hadn't gone in the river, Noboru wouldn't have died.

I'm sorry, sorry, sorry.

Sorry Ko-chan. It's my fault.

Sorry Ko-chan.

Mommy's all better.

All better now. Sorry Ko-chan.

NOBURU'S NOTEBOOKS

You gotta live long, enough for Noboru too.

I won't permit you dying before me.

Okay?

Let's go. It's cold.

Noboru...

Noboru.

You okay?

It's nothing.

Just a dream.

You've been tired lately. No wonder you have bad dreams.

I'm fine.

Dinner is ready.

Tokie.

Yes?

Oh, forget it.

What's wrong? Tell me.

Hello... This is he.

Okay. Be right there.

Mom's condition isn't good. I gotta go to the hospital.

I'll go too.

Don't worry.

I'll call if anything happens.

We'll make this work.

I appreciate everything.

Don't worry. There are no victims.

We have no intentions of offering condolences.

Let me see my husband's remains.

The accident occurred outside the Earth's atmosphere.

Please try and understand.

He's not your tool to play with.

Dead or...

resurrected to life?

Don't play with him because you can.

If... my husband is really dead then...

his soul should've gone back to his dead mother's side.

Your husband... by his own will, in the case of death in the line of duty...

chose to be restored as a clone.

Don't you think he probably did it for your family's future?

With the intention of telling you at some future date.

I can't consent to this.

To your selfish will.

Why was I left out and have to consent to this impossible situation?

I understand your confusion.

But your husband will return to you just as he was.

Then you can hear the whole story directly from him.

Coming back as a clone?

How do we know if he's my...

husband or not?

I'd imagine that you'd know better than us.

Please calm down and sign the forms.

No.

I don't trust you.

Then I will have to offer our condolences.

Is that what you want?

The test results are normal.

Two days have passed but still no consciousness.

Try sensory stimulants?

Too great a risk.

If his memory malfunctions, we'll lose everything.

But...

Let's observe him a while.

You should take a break.

Mr. Kohei Takahara...

How do you feel?

I didn't break it.

Noboru did.

Kohei... it's me. You know me, right?

Mr. Kohei Takahara.

Do you remember anything at all?

Relax and tell us please.

Noboru is...

Noboru is gone.

Noboru was...

washed down river.

He's fine. Just temporary memory confusion.

No!

You're fine. Don't worry.

Mother? I wanna... go home.

Noboru.

You're ok. It's over.

Try sedatives.

Please stop!

Mrs. Takahara, please calm down.

This is too cruel.

Bringing back a memory he tried so hard to forget is...

too much!

This man has suffered enough.

All of you...

are too cruel.

Leave my meal over there.

It's been a while, Doctor.

What is it?

I'd like your cooperation.

Too late for that. Get out.

Doctor, you're the one who wants out of here, right?

It's not a bad trade-off.

Or should I leave you?

Finally we have a legal subject that answers all requirements.

If this succeeds as the world's first legal human clone...

he'll probably be the biotech Gagarin.

Gagarin wasn't the first in space.

The records of those who didn't make it back were erased.

He succeeded so he's said to be first.

I see.

So like Gagarin...

here's a chance to clear your name.

That's how you see it, eh?

Let's be brief, Doc.

You illegally recreated your dead granddaughter before.

Your high tech had no memory malfunctions.

Why was that?

You rip the brain's memories and...

love arranging them like a jigsaw puzzle but...

human memory isn't that simple.

If bad memories they tried to forget are dug up...

memory regression is unavoidable.

If you know so much, provide the memory control data program now.

In exchange, I'll take responsiblity in ending your confinement.

Fine by you?

I've got one condition.

Cooperation should be enough---

I know the deal.

You'll get the data.

I wanna know what lies beyond.

Let me meet the clone after regeneration.

Wanna check something.

Resonance?

What is resonance?

What echoes?

If a dead person...

learns they're still alive in this life...

can they reach Nirvana?

What on God's Earth are you on about?

Extracting the memory and exposing of the corpse...

won't erase the scars on the soul.

The soul with no place to go...

draws near the clone and...

haunts him like a guardian spirit.

Ridiculous!

Enough of the occult hypotheses---

You plundered my granddaughter and...

murdered her wih your tinkering!

Stop bringing up that same story!

Her death was accidental.

Besides, what you did was illegal and...

isn't considered a death matter.

You made an error by not considering the soul's resonance.

If she'd lived, I'd have solved the enigma of resonance!

What've you learned while I've been your prisoner?

How pathetic.

You only consider science to be toying with cells and machines.

Cloning is beyond the realm of current technology.

Why can't you see that?

Noboru.

Mommy...

Noboru's...

If he cries, ripen him sweetly

Bodhisattvas at the village crossroads

please laugh if he cries

Sleep fast in the moonless night

Don't let the mountain Lord take him

Hey.

What? Where'd you come from?

Anyway... put this on.

You'll catch a cold.

Th...

Thanks.

Are you a foreigner?

With that baggage and outfit...

just where are you headed?

Home... going home.

Hello.

I think he wandered from a hospital.

No, a mental hospital.

Nothing like that.

No, he doesn't seem dangerous to others.

No, he won't hurt anyone.

You better come back.

Hey!

Gone?

Word has gotten out.

Activate the recovery unit.

Hurry. Someone might report it to the police.

I'll take care of it.

"Medication" finished?

I made so no evidence remains.

Understood.

Is the spare body set?

All set.

But Chief...I...

Don't sweat it.

This isn't murder.

The second clone will be a success.

If we succeed, think how many precious lives can be saved.

Think it over.

Understood.

Hey!

How'd you get in here?

No trespassing! Get out!

That's... mine!

You can’t take that! Get out of here!

Get out!

Let’s get moving.

We're... almost home.

We can see mother.

Noboru.

Dying alone was scary I bet.

Sorry.

If I hadn't gone in that river...

Mr. Kohei Takahara.

Do you know who I am?

Chief...

Where... am I?

In a room the cloning lab.

You remember requesting clone regeneration, right?

Yes... I remember.

You had an accident in space and have been treated---

It's too soon.

Take time so not to confuse him.

Did I...die?

Tokie.

Sorry... to have worried you.

Never thought this would occur so soon.

I...don't understand.

I don't trust anything anymore.

Even you.

Thought you'd be against it.

But... I must keep on living.

Welcome home.

I'm home.

Tokie...

how'd mother make out?

Now complete "life insurance" has been established.

Clone tech can contribute to society opening many roads.

That's it from the press conference.

The legality of it bothers me.

The ethics of these scientists weren't viewed as a problem.

As for medical treatment...

we can't ignore the contributions to patient care...

from clone tech.

Sure, these exist but...

"life management" crosses ethical lines.

More than stirring up public empathy, debate and research are needed.

This crazy law is moving ahead alone.

That very meaning was stressed at the conference.

No clones! No clones!

I'd like to talk to you a bit.

Fine. I could use the distraction.

Outside seems crazy.

The public is easily excited and quelled.

My memory is still saved up in here, right?

Sure but...

If so, I'd like to talk with my other self in here.

Was I...wrong about something?

What do you want?

As one of the researcher here, I want to...

check something.

I've taken all your test. Still more?

Since being cloned, is there anything inexplainable around you?

Haven't you experienced any unfathomable phenomenon?

Interesting question, eh?

But unfortunately, nothing.

I knew it.

Resonance can't happen to you.

What's this "resonance"?

The effect of the original soul on the clone.

I want to verify my hypothesis that...

the clone is a spirit connecting life and death.

But, why didn't resonance happen to me?

You were reproduced not as the first clone but as the second.

I was what?

The first test case only lived a few days after waking up.

Now, he's MIA.

No way.

Your test case, the first clone...

had a strong reaction to his childhood memories.

You're probably the only one who knows where he disappeared to.

I want to know the truth behind his strong resonance.

Not again. Can you hear that sound too?

Lately, I hear that all the time.

I doubt my ears aren't working.

You can hear it too, right?

Hey, I knew I'd seen you before.

So you're okay?

Did you forget me?

You stopped at my house the last time you passed by. Remember?

You had that big scarecrow.

Well...

You acted strange and had me worried.

But today you're looking well.

That wasn't me.

Actually...

that was my twin.

Why's... this here?

K. TAKAHARA

Why...

did this... happen again?

Mother!