Climbing for Life

In 1975, Junko became the first woman to reach the summit of the world’s highest mountain. Her triumph inspired the world but also cast a quiet shadow over those closest to her. Even after being diagnosed with a terminal illness, she kept climbing, smiling as she told loved ones, “I laugh when I’m in pain.” As a climber, mother, wife, and human being… what was it that Junko truly saw beyond the peak? 

Based on the true story of Tabei Junko, one of Japan's greatest female mountaineers, this film depicts on a grand scale the heroic life of Tabei Junko, from her first ascent of Mount Everest as a woman, her battle with illness in her later years, and her continued climbing until just before her death despite she had give terminal diagnosis. 

[Kino Films]