Climbing for Life (2025)
In 1975, a woman reached the summit of Mount Everest: Junko, the first woman in history to reach the world's highest peak. Junko's unforgettable feat stunned the world, bringing her into the spotlight but casting a huge shadow over her friends and family. Despite being diagnosed with a terminal illness in her final years, Junko continued to challenge the mountains. What was the last thing she saw beyond the summit?
- Released
- 2025-10-31
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Junji Sakamoto, Riko Sakaguchi
- TMDB rating
- 10.0/10 from 1 votes
Cast
- Sayuri Yoshinaga as Junko Tabe
- Non as Young Junko Tabe
- Ryuya Wakaba as Shintaro Tabe
- Koichi Sato as Masaaki Tabe
- Asuka Kudo as Young Masaaki Tabe
- Fumino Kimura as Norie Tabe
- Wan Marui as Hiroe Iwata
- Wako Ando as Risako Shimizu
- Nakai Chisato as Kaoruko Maruyama
- Misa Wada as Ryoko Arai
- Yuki Amami as Etsuko Kitayama
- Mizuki Kayashima as Young Etsuko Kitayama