Kosaka drops to death while ice climbing with his friend Uozu to see the sunrise on the New Year’s Day. The investigators try to find the cause of the death, then discover that the cut rope was made in the factory for which Uozu’s brother works.
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Kenji Sugawara
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Fujiko Yamamoto
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Hitomi Nozoe
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Keizō Kawasaki
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Kyū Sazanka
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Ken Uehara
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Atsuko Kindaichi
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Kumeko Urabe
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Kōichi Itō
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Kanji Kawara
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Kenji Oyama
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Koh Sugita
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Yasuzō Masumura Director · Kaneto Shindō Screenplay Yasushi Inoue Story
First release March 18, 1958 · Produced in Japan · Original title 氷壁
Production
Daiei Film
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Japan
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Original title
氷壁
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · March 18, 1958
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No release date listed for United States.
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