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Climber's High

2008 · 145 min

A heavy, gripping procedural that pulls you into the moral pressure cooker of reporting a mass tragedy.

Directed by
Masato Harada
Genres
Drama
Overview
On August 12, 1985, a jumbo jet crashes, causing 520 fatalities, making the accident the biggest single-plane accident in the world. The local press reporters are tossed about by the waves of facts and rumors. While overwhelmed by the magnitude of the accident, Yuuki, in charge of this crash report at a local newspaper, faces a string of decision-making moments. What are news and a reporter? How should a man do his work and survive in a corporate hierarchy? What do family and friends mean to him? An intriguing story, which keeps the audience on the edge of tension and reality.

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Directed by
Masato Harada
Genres
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • morality
  • work
  • grief
  • media
  • power
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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