Climbing to Spring
An alpine story of family, determination and destiny.
116 mins
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?
Ryōhei Sasamoto
Novel
Daisaku Kimura
Screenplay
Daisaku Kimura
Director
Toshimasa Miyamura
Screenplay
Daisaku Kimura
Director of Photography
Kaoru Matsuzaki
Producer
Atsushi Sahara
Production Design
Keiichi Itagaki
Editor
Taichi Ueda
Producer
SUZUKI Hideyuki
Gaffer
Toshimasa Miyamura
Assistant Director