Tsurugidake: Ten no ki (2009) Online
It is early twentieth century and two groups are setting out to scale and map Mount Tsurugidake in Toyama Prefecture of northern Japan. It is the last peak to be climbed by man. One group is from the Japanese army, while another group is comprised of amateur climbers and enthusiasts. The two have the same purpose and direction, but the climbs soon become a race.
Credited cast: | |||
Tadanobu Asano | - | Shibasaki | |
Teruyuki Kagawa | - | Uji | |
Ryûhei Matsuda | - | Ikuta | |
Yukiyoshi Ozawa | |||
Hisashi Igawa | |||
Jun Kunimura | - | Seiichiro Yaguchi | |
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Akinori Andô | - | Yuichi Hayashi | |
Hirofumi Arai | - | Akira Ushiyama | |
Hikojirô Fujiwara | |||
Kantarô Fujiwara | |||
Kenzaburô Fujiwara | |||
Yoshiko Fujiwara | |||
Sayaka Fukita | |||
Ichirô Hashimoto | - | Seizaburo Yoshida | |
Mizuki Higuchi |
The directorial debut of Daisaku Kimura, age 70.