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8th(2023)



A Life of Climber

Takeishi Hiroaki

  • Japan
  • 2022
  • Korean Premiere
  • 109min
  • color
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Yamanoi is a climber who has taken on massive cliffs across the world by himself. In 2021, he received the Piolets d'Or Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest honor in the climbing world. But Yamanoi's journey is far from over. Through interviews with his wife Taeko, we shed light on the turbulent life of a man captivated by a 'vertical world'. 

Director

  • Takeishi HiroakiTakeishi Hiroaki

    Born in 1967 in Chiba Prefecture. After joining TBS in 1991, he served as a senior producer of N Star and Evening Five. He has climbed the Himalayas multiple times as the director of Rikkyo University's Mountaineering Team. 

Credit

  • ProducerRyo Okubo
  • Cast Yasushi Yamanoi, Taeko Yamanoi
  • Screenwriter Hiroaki Takeishi
  • Cinematography Yasuaki Kutsuzawa, Motobumi Kojima
  • Editor Masaya Konno
  • Music Eisaku Tsuzaki
  • Sound Shinya Fukazawa, Satoshi Watanabe