Climber's High
2008 · 145 min · Drama
On August 12, 1985, a jumbo jet crashes, causing 520 fatalities, making the accident the biggest single-plane accident in the world. The local press reporters are tossed about by the waves of facts and rumors. While overwhelmed by the magnitude of the accident, Yuuki, in charge of this crash report at a local newspaper, faces a string of decision-making moments. What are news and a reporter? How should a man do his work and survive in a corporate hierarchy? What do family and friends mean to him? An intriguing story, which keeps the audience on the edge of tension and reality.
- Director
- Masato Harada
- Writers
- Hideo Yokoyama, Izuru Narushima, Masato Katō, Masato Harada
- Released
- July 5, 2008
- Language
- Japanese
Cast
Shinichi Tsutsumi
Kazuo Kiki
Masato Sakai
Tatsuya Sayama
Machiko Ono
Chizuko Tamaki
Kenichi Endo
Yohei Todoroki
Keisuke Horibe
Zenkichi Tazawa
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Raizo Shirakawa
Tomorowo Taguchi
Enji Kishi
Masahiro Takashima
Anzai Koichiro
Denden
Masao Kamejima
Magi
Benjiro Yoshii
Kenichi Takitoh
Shusaku Kanzawa
Sarutoki Minagawa
Yasuo Ito
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