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The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity

2009 · 139 min

A slow, earnest climb through harsh landscapes, mixing quiet camaraderie with the tension of an unforgiving mountain.

Overview
In 1907, a group of men climb an unconquered peak in the last unmapped region of Japan.

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • exploration
  • survival
  • ambition
  • nature
  • friendship
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Daisaku Kimura
Written by
Daisaku Kimura, Toshimasa Miyamura, Atsuo Kikuchi
Starring
Tadanobu Asano, Teruyuki Kagawa, Ryuhei Matsuda, Toru Nakamura, Aoi Miyazaki, Yukiyoshi Ozawa, Jun Kunimura, Hisashi Igawa
Cinematography
Daisaku Kimura
Runtime
139 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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