Climber's High

2h 25min

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.

Cast

Masato Sakai

Masato Sakai

Tatsuya Sayama
Machiko Ono

Machiko Ono

Chizuko Tamaki
Kenichi Endo

Kenichi Endo

Yohei Todoroki
Keisuke Horibe

Keisuke Horibe

Zenkichi Tazawa
Tsutomu Yamazaki

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Raizo Shirakawa
Masahiro Takashima

Masahiro Takashima

Anzai Koichiro
Denden

Denden

Masao Kamejima
Magi

Magi

Benjiro Yoshii
Kenichi Takitoh

Kenichi Takitoh

Shusaku Kanzawa
Kenichi Yajima

Kenichi Yajima

Masashi Moriya
Shinji Hiwatashi

Shinji Hiwatashi

Naoki Kuresaka
Toshihiro Yashiba

Toshihiro Yashiba

Tokihiko Moriwaki
Akira Otaka

Akira Otaka

Shintaro Fujinami
Maho Nonami

Maho Nonami

Minami Kuroda
Naomi Nishida

Naomi Nishida

Sayuri Anzai
Ikuji Nakamura

Ikuji Nakamura

Takaaki Kasuya
Yukiyoshi Ozawa

Yukiyoshi Ozawa

Rintaro Anzai

Release date

5th Jul 2008

Status

Released

Spoken languages

日本語