Climbing for Life (2025)
- Original title
- てっぺんの向こうにあなたがいる
- Directed by
- Junji Sakamoto
- Genre
- docudrama
- Country
- Japan
- Rated
- I
- Rating
- 10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A biographical film about Junko Tabei, the first woman to climb Mount Everest in 1975. It covers her historic ascent and her ongoing life as a pioneer in mountaineering.
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What happens
Climbing for Life (Japanese: てっぺんの向こうにあなたがいる) is a 2025 Japanese biographical film directed by Junji Sakamoto about the life of Junko Tabei. Starring Sayuri Yoshinaga as Tabei, it chronicles her historic 1975 ascent of Mount Everest, making her the first woman to do so, and follows her life as a pioneering mountaineer. It is based on her essay Life, With its Ups and Downs. It had its premiere on September 19, 2025, in the Special Screening section of the 73rd San Sebastián International Film Festival. The film opened the 38th Tokyo International Film Festival on October 27, 2025, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of her Everest achievement. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Climbers (2019)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.