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Movie: The Climber's High
Romaji: Kuraimazu hai
Japanese: クライマーズ・ハイ
Director: Masato Harada
Writer: Hideo Yokoyama (novel), Masato Harada, Masato Kato, Izuru Narushima
Producer: Masaaki Wakasugi .
Cinematography: Gen Kobayashi
Visual Effects Supervisor: Issei Oda
Release Date: July 5, 2008
Runtime: 145 min.
Distributor: Toei, Gaga Communications
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot

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.

Notes

Based on a novel by Hideo Yokoyama reporting of an airplane crash at the fictional Kita-Kanto Shimbun. The story is based on the real life incident of the 1985 airplane crash of Japan Airlines Flight 123.
Other titles based on the Japan Airlines Flight 123
1. The Climber's High (NHK / 2005)
2. The Climber's High (2008)
3. The Unbroken | Shizumanu Taiyo (2009)

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Film Festivals

2009 (11th) Udine Far East Film - April 24th-May 2nd (International Premiere)
2009 (8th) New York Asian Film Festival - June 19th-July 5th (North American Premiere)

Awards

2008 (33rd) Hochi Film Awards - November
- Best Actor - Shin'ichi Tsutsumi
- Best Supporting Actor - Masato Sakai
2008 (21st) Nikkan Sports Film Awards - December
- Yujiro Ishihara Award
- Best Supporting Actor - Masato Sakai
2008 (51st) Blue Ribbon Awards | February 3, 2009
- Best Picture
- Best Supporting Actor - Masato Sakai

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