Hyōheki

Yasushi Inoue's masterpiece is set in modern times and depicted as a love suspense film full of scale. Just below the summit of K2, one of the world's most difficult peaks, his best friend Zail's partner mysteriously slips to his death. A married woman who drove her best friend to death appears before a man chasing the truth. Are you really an enemy or an ally? A thrilling depiction of the beautiful but sad love story of a mountain man and a woman who falls in love with him, intertwining the friendships, conflicts, and intentions of a large company that is betting on the survival of the mountain-possessed men.

• Release date
• January 14, 2006

Cast

Hiroshi Tamaki Kyohei Okudera Mayu Tsuruta Minako Yashiro Taro Yamamoto Akira Kitazawa Shinji Takeda Tomoyuki Yashiro Kazue Fukiishi Yukari Kitazawa Katsumi Takahashi Keiichi Kudo Kazuyuki Aijima Hidehiko Muroi Kenichi Yajima Teruhiko Matsumoto