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Climbing to Spring

2014 · 116 min

A quiet, sincere mountain drama that unfolds slowly, offering calm scenery, gentle camaraderie and a soft ache of loss and renewal.

Directed by
Daisaku Kimura
Genres
Drama
Starring
Kenichi Matsuyama, Yu Aoi, Sosuke Ikematsu
Tagline
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?

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Directed by
Daisaku Kimura
Genres
Drama
Starring
Kenichi Matsuyama, Yu Aoi, Sosuke Ikematsu
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 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
  • family
  • grief
  • identity
  • nature
  • healing
Places
  • countryside
  • wilderness
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Daisaku Kimura
Written by
Toshimasa Miyamura, Tomoyuki Takimoto, Daisaku Kimura
Starring
Kenichi Matsuyama, Yu Aoi, Sosuke Ikematsu, Sakura Ando, Renji Ishibashi, Isao Natsuyagi, Kaoru Kobayashi, Etsushi Toyokawa
Music
Shinichiro Ikebe
Cinematography
Daisaku Kimura
Runtime
116 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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