Film

Climber's High

2008 · 2h 25m · Drama

IMDb

6.6

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.

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

Kenichi Yajima

Masashi Moriya

Shinji Hiwatashi

Naoki Kuresaka

Toshihiro Yashiba

Tokihiko Moriwaki

Akira Otaka

Shintaro Fujinami

• Masato HaradaDirector · Screenplay
• Masato KatōScreenplay
• Izuru NarushimaScreenplay
• Hideo YokoyamaNovel
• Gen KobayashiDirector of Photography
• Takatsugu MuramatsuOriginal Music Composer
• Eugene HaradaEditor
• Hiroshi SunagaEditor

Release date

July 5, 2008

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

2h 25m

Genres

Drama