

Climbing to Spring
Original Title: “春を背負って”
“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?
Top Cast

Kenichi Matsuyama
Toru

Yu Aoi
Ai Takazawa

Sosuke Ikematsu
Koichi Sunaga

Sakura Ando
Yuri Nakagawa

Renji Ishibashi
Hisao Nozawa

Isao Natsuyagi

Kaoru Kobayashi
Isao Nagamine

Etsushi Toyokawa
Goro Tada

Hirofumi Arai
Satoshi Nakagawa

Hisashi Igawa
Bunji

Toru Nakamura
Takashi Asakura

Eisaku Yoshida
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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