Preview of Climber's High (Movie Version)

Title: Climber's High
DVD release date: 1 Jan 2009
Roadshow date: 5 July 2008
Original novel by: Yokoyama Hideo
Theme song: Hotaruboshi by Hajime Chitose
Official website: here
Background: 12 August 1985, a JAL plane crashed, killing 520 out of the 524 crew and passengers on board. The author of this novel, Yokoyama Hideo was at Gunma to do research on this incident and subsequently released his novel in August 2003 which is about the struggles and problems faced by a local newspaper agency's staff as they cover this tragic air crash.

Cast:
Yuuki Kazumasa (Tsutsumi Shinichi)
Sayama Tatsuya (Sakai Masato)
Anzai Kyouichiro (Takashima Masahiro)
Anzai Sayuri (Nishida Naomi)
Anzai Rintaro (Osawa Masayoshi)
Tamaki Chizuko (Ono Machiko)
Todoroki Yohei (Endo Kenichi)
Kishi Enji (Taguchi Tomorou)
Yoshii Benjirou (Magi)
Kuroda Minami (Nonami Maho)
Shirakawa Raizo (Yamazaki Tsutomu)