Climber's High

Climber's High

145 mins | Drama | July 5, 2008

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.

Climber's High

145 mins | Drama | July 5, 2008

Climber's High
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.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers
Original title クライマーズ・ハイ
Directors Masato Harada
Writers Izuru Narushima, Masato Kato, Hideo Yokoyama, Masato Harada

Cast

Shinichi Tsutsumi

as Kazuo Kiki

Masato Sakai

as Tatsuya Sayama

Machiko Ono

as Chizuko Tamaki

Kenichi Endo

as Yohei Todoroki

Keisuke Horibe

as Zenkichi Tazawa

Tsutomu Yamazaki

as Raizo Shirakawa

Tomorowo Taguchi

as Enji Kishi

Masahiro Takashima

as Anzai Koichiro

Denden

as Masao Kamejima

Magi

as Benjiro Yoshii

Kenichi Takitoh

as Shusaku Kanzawa

Sarutoki Minagawa

as Yasuo Ito

Ken'ichi Yajima

as Masashi Moriya

Shinji Hiwatashi

as Naoki Kuresaka

Toshihiro Yashiba

as Tokihiko Moriwaki

Akira Otaka

as Shintaro Fujinami

Maho Nonami

as Minami Kuroda

Naomi Nishida

as Sayuri Anzai

Ikuji Nakamura

as Takaaki Kasuya

Yukijiro Hotaru

as Jo Oimura

Yukiyoshi Ozawa

as Rintaro Anzai