Movie

Climber's High (2008)

• July 5, 2008
• 2h 25m

• Drama

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.

Director

Masato Harada

Writers

Hideo Yokoyama, Masato Katō, Izuru Narushima, Masato Harada

Starring

Shinichi Tsutsumi, Masato Sakai, Machiko Ono