Hayabusa (はやぶさ／HAYABUSA) 12 years old
May 9, 2003 - The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launches its unmanned spacecraft Hayabusa into orbit. Its mission is to collect samples from a near Earth asteroid named 25143 Itokawa. Hayabusa is scheduled to make contact with the asteroid in November 2005. As the spacecraft approaches its rendezvous date with the asteroid problems arise for the JAXA staff back on Earth.
Credits
Hayabusa Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Yūko Takeuchi She was 31, now 44 years old | as Megumi Mizusawa |
| Shirō Sano He was 56, now 69 years old | as Kawabuchi |
| Masahiro Takashima He was 45, now 58 years old | as Kenichi Sakagami |
| Katsuhisa Namase He was 50, now 63 years old | as enthusiastic fan of Hayabusa |
| Taro Suwa He was 57, now 70 years old | as Chairman Tanabe |
| Toshiyuki Nishida He was 63, now 76 years old | as Yasuhiro Matoba |
| Shingo Tsurumi He was 46, now 59 years old | as Osamu KIta |
| Koji Yamamoto He was 34, now 47 years old | as Manabu Tajima |
Hayabusa Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Kiyoshi Inoue as Producer. He was 97 (87) years old when He died | Production |
| Satoru Karasawa as Director of Photography. | Camera |
| Yukihiko Tsutsumi as Director. He was 55 (now 68) years old | Directing |
| Toru Hasebe as Original Music Composer. | Sound |
| Eishi Segawa as Original Music Composer. He was 46 (now 59) years old | Sound |
Hayabusa (12 years)
- Release day: Saturday, October 01, 2011
- Runtime: 140 minutes