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title: 'Climbing for Life (2025)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Junji Sakamoto'
released: '2025-01-01'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/climbing-for-life-2025'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt37969835/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Climbing for Life (2025)

2025 · Japan

Original title: てっぺんの向こうにあなたがいる

## Synopsis

Climbing for Life  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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Junji Sakamoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/junji-sakamoto)
- **Screenplay:** [Riko Sakaguchi](https://cinepixo.com/people/riko-sakaguchi)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Gorō Yasukawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/goro-yasukawa)
- **Director of Photography:** [Norimichi Kasamatsu](https://cinepixo.com/people/norimichi-kasamatsu)

## Cast

- [Sayuri Yoshinaga](https://cinepixo.com/people/sayuri-yoshinaga)
- [Rena Nōnen](https://cinepixo.com/people/rena-nonen)
- [Yūki Amami](https://cinepixo.com/people/yuki-amami)
- [Kōichi Satō](https://cinepixo.com/people/koichi-sato)

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Official site: https://www.teppen-movie.jp/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/climbing-for-life-2025
Film facts: Wikidata (Q136407704); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.