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Climber's High (2008)

Climber's High (2008)

Drama
Release Date: 2008, July 5
Directors: Masato Harada
Countries: Japan
Production: Toei Company
Cast: Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kenichi Yajima, Ikuji Nakamura, Yukijiro Hotaru, Denden, Akira Otaka, Machiko Ono, Naomi Nishida, Toshihiro Yashiba, Keisuke Horibe, Kenichi Endo, Sarutoki Minagawa

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.