Climber's High (2011)

  • NR
  • 01/23/2011 (CZ)
  • Drama
  • 2h 25m

Overview

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.

Masato Katō

Screenplay

Hideo Yokoyama

Novel

Izuru Narushima

Screenplay

Masato Harada

Director

Cast

Shinichi Tsutsumi's headshot

Shinichi Tsutsumi

Kazuo Kiki
Masato Sakai's headshot

Masato Sakai

Tatsuya Sayama
Machiko Ono's headshot

Machiko Ono

Chizuko Tamaki
Ken'ichi Endô's headshot

Ken'ichi Endô

Yohei Todoroki
Keisuke Horibe's headshot

Keisuke Horibe

Zenkichi Tazawa
Tsutomu Yamazaki's headshot

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Raizo Shirakawa
Tomorowo Taguchi's headshot

Tomorowo Taguchi

Enji Kishi
Masahiro Takashima's headshot

Masahiro Takashima

Anzai Koichiro

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