Climbing to Spring
Jun 14 2014
•2h 56m
•Drama
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?
Cast
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Kenichi Matsuyama
Toru
Yu Aoi
Ai Takazawa
Sosuke Ikematsu
Koichi Sunaga
Sakura Ando
Yuri Nakagawa
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