Climbing to Spring

An alpine story of family, determination and destiny.

Climbing to Spring — Plot

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?

• Release date
• June 14, 2014
• Runtime
• 116 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Daisaku Kimura

Climbing to Spring — 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