Hayabusa
はやぶさ／HAYABUSA
Synopsis
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.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Yukihiko Tsutsumi
- Screenplay & Story
- Kiyoshi Inoue, Hiroshi Shirasaki
- Original Score
- Eishi Segawa, Toru Hasebe, Masaru Yokoyama
- Original Title
- はやぶさ／HAYABUSA
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Production Studios
- 20th Century Fox, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Japan, Agung, Mainichi Shimbun, Office Crescendo, dentsu, KADOKAWA Shoten, Fox International Productions Japan, Sony Music Entertainment (Japan), 20th Century Fox Japan, Nikkatsu Studio
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Kiyoshi Inoue, Hiroshi Shirasaki, Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Eishi Segawa, Toru Hasebe, Masaru Yokoyama
Satoru Karasawa
Kiyoshi Inoue
Department Leadership Roster
Eishi Segawa
Original Music Composer
Kiyoshi Inoue
Producer
Toru Hasebe
Original Music Composer
Naoki Soma
Production Design
Kiyoshi Inoue
Screenplay
Hiroshi Shirasaki
Screenplay
Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Director
Satoru Karasawa
Director of Photography
Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Writer
Masaru Yokoyama
Original Music Composer
Production Stills & Gallery
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Frequently Asked Questions About Hayabusa
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What is Hayabusa about?
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.
Who directed Hayabusa?
Hayabusa was directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi.
Who stars in Hayabusa?
The principal cast of Hayabusa includes Yuko Takeuchi, Toshiyuki Nishida, Masahiro Takashima, Katsuhisa Namase, Shiro Sano.
When was Hayabusa released and how long is it?
Hayabusa was released in 2011 with a total runtime of 2h 20m.
Who composed the musical score for Hayabusa?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Hayabusa was composed by Eishi Segawa, Toru Hasebe, Masaru Yokoyama.