Climbing to Spring

2014 116 min 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?

earnings $800,000

director Daisaku Kimura

writers Tomoyuki Takimoto, Daisaku Kimura, Toshimasa Miyamura