Climber's High
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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.
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Cast
24 people
Shinichi Tsutsumi
Kazuo Kiki
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Masato Sakai
Tatsuya Sayama
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Hanzawa Naoki
Machiko Ono
Chizuko Tamaki
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Kenichi Endō
Yohei Todoroki
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Keisuke Horibe
Zenkichi Tazawa
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Tsutomu Yamazaki
Raizo Shirakawa
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Tomorowo Taguchi
Enji Kishi
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Masahiro Takashima
Anzai Koichiro
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Masao Kamejima
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THE DAYS
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Benjiro Yoshii
Known for
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Kenichi Takitou
Shusaku Kanzawa
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Sarutoki Minagawa
Yasuo Ito
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Masato Harada Director · Masato Katō Screenplay Izuru Narushima Screenplay
First release July 5, 2008 · Produced in Japan · Original title クライマーズ・ハイ
Production
Toei Company
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
クライマーズ・ハイ
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · July 5, 2008
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
January 23, 2011 · Premiere · Eiga-Sai Film Festival
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