Plot Summary
The life and travels of adventurer Naomi Uemura, who disappeared in Alaska in 1984. A member of the first Japanese expedition to reach the summit of Mt Everest in 1970, Uemura also accomplished several "firsts". He was the first man to reach the North Pole solo, climb Denali solo, and float down the Amazon river solo. In the film, Uemura returns to Tokyo after a stint in Siorapaluk in Northern Greenland. In Tokyo, he reconnects with an old friend and, over coffee, shares his life story - from his days as a college dropout to his successful expedition to the top of Everest.
Movie Details
- Original Title
- 植村直己物語
- Status
- released
- Original Language
- ja
- Revenue
- $12.8M
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Cast
Toshiyuki Nishida
Naomi Uemura
Chieko Baisho
Kimiko, Naomi's wife
Masato Furuoya
Masao Ogawa
Go Wakabayashi
Hiroto Nagatsuka
Muga Takewaki
Ishiyama
Hisano Yamaoka
Hideyo Nazaki
Nobuko Otowa
Yasuko Moto
Hideji Ōtaki
Matsutaro Uemura
Yatsuko Tan'ami
Hatsu Uemura
Hisashi Igawa
Osamu Uemura
Toshie Kobayashi
Osamu's wife
Eitarō Ozawa
Eijiro Nishikawa
Ryō Ikebe
Sanada
Yoshihiro Katō
Murata
Production Companies
MBS
dentsu Music and Entertainment