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Climber's High 2008 クライマーズ・ハイ

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.

Country Japan
Production Country Japan
Language Japanese
Spoken Language Japanese
Gnere Drama
Production Company Toei Company
Release Date 5 July 2008
145 mins
Cast
Shinichi Tsutsumi Kazuo Kiki
Masato Sakai Tatsuya Sayama
Machiko Ono Chizuko Tamaki
Kenichi Endo Yohei Todoroki
Keisuke Horibe Zenkichi Tazawa
Tsutomu Yamazaki Raizo Shirakawa
Tomorowo Taguchi Enji Kishi
Masahiro Takashima Anzai Koichiro
Denden Masao Kamejima
Magi Benjiro Yoshii
Kenichi Takitoh Shusaku Kanzawa
Kenichi Yajima Masashi Moriya
Shinji Hiwatashi Naoki Kuresaka
Toshihiro Yashiba Tokihiko Moriwaki
Akira Otaka Shintaro Fujinami
Maho Nonami Minami Kuroda
Naomi Nishida Sayuri Anzai
Ikuji Nakamura Takaaki Kasuya
Yukijiro Hotaru Jo Oimura
Yukiyoshi Ozawa Rintaro Anzai