A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
July 5, 2008
Original Title:
クライマーズ・ハイ
Alternate Titles:
登山者
超越巔峰
超越极限
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Toei Company
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 145
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.
Adaptation:
Masato Harada
Costume Design:
Masae Miyamoto
Director:
Masato Harada
Director of Photography:
Gen Kobayashi
Editor:
Eugene Harada
Hiroshi Sunaga
Novel:
Hideo Yokoyama
Original Music Composer:
Takatsugu Muramatsu
Production Design:
Katsuhiro Fukuzawa
Screenplay:
Masato Katō
Izuru Narushima
Sound Effects:
Kenji Shibasaki
VFX Supervisor:
Issei Oda
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