Climbing to Spring

Jun 14, 2014

1h 56m

★ 8.3

An alpine story of family, determination and destiny.

Overview

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?

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Fuji Television Network

Horipro

TOHO

The Kitanippon Shimbun

Toho Pictures

Climbing to Spring Trailers

Cast

Toru

Kenichi Matsuyama

Ai Takazawa

Yu Aoi

Koichi Sunaga

Sosuke Ikematsu

Yuri Nakagawa

Sakura Ando

Hisao Nozawa

Renji Ishibashi

Isao Natsuyagi

Isao Nagamine

Kaoru Kobayashi

Goro Tada

Etsushi Toyokawa

Satoshi Nakagawa

Hirofumi Arai

Bunji

Hisashi Igawa

Takashi Asakura

Toru Nakamura

Eisaku Yoshida

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