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84% Critic Match
Climbing to Spring
“An alpine story of family, determination and destiny.”
8.4 / 10• 2014• 1h 56m•NR• Japanese
Drama
Storyline
Toru grew up in alpine countryside around Mount Tate. As a child, he resented the yearly trek up the mountain with his father to prepare their mountain hut for the summer season of climbers. When Toru grows up, he leaves his hometown and enters the working world as a stock trader. One day, Toru receives word that his father has passed away. He returns to Mount Tate once again, and becomes conscious of a new calling. But, does Toru have what it takes to follow in his father’s footsteps?
Cast & Crew
Kenichi Matsuyama
Toru
Lead
Yu Aoi
Ai Takazawa
Sosuke Ikematsu
Koichi Sunaga
Sakura Ando
Yuri Nakagawa
Renji Ishibashi
Hisao Nozawa
Isao Natsuyagi
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Kaoru Kobayashi
Isao Nagamine
Etsushi Toyokawa
Goro Tada
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Daisaku Kimura's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Climbing to Spring is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
