Facing to the Clouds (1962)
A rookie newspaper journalist, Takema Sakaki, has a strong sense of justice. In the Diet Building he gets acquainted with a library worker, Reiko Nakafuji. Reiko's father was a member of the Diet who was assassinated six years ago. Through Reiko, Takema joins Tsūkai-kai, a group of young people who respect her late father's political ideas. With the assistance of Tsukai-kai, Takema eventually uncovers the political scandal related to postwar compensation which led to the murder of Reiko's father.
Director:
Eisuke Takizawa
Writer:
Ichirō Ikeda
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Yūjirō Ishihara as |
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Ruriko Asaoka as |
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Ken Yamauchi as |
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Yoshie Mizutani as |
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Eijirō Tōno as |
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Midori Tashiro as |
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Ken Mitsuda as |
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Takamaru Sasaki as |
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Yoshisuke Makino as |
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Goichi Yamada as |
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Masahiro Kinoshita as |
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Shosei Muto as |
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Ken Hatano as |
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Gorō Tarumi as |
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Yoshio Ōmori as |
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Yuzo Kiura as |
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Tomo'o Nagai as |
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Seiji Matsuyama as |
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Misako Watanabe as |
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Kotoe Hatsui as |
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Emiko Azuma as |
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Kōjirō Kusanagi as |
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Hiroshi Kondō as |
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Osamu Takizawa as |
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Kyosuke Aihara as |
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Noriko Matsumoto as |
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Makiko Aoi as |
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Keisuke Noro as |
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Saburo Hiromatsu as |
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Tomio Aoki as |
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Nobuo Kawakami as |
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Kenji Kawai as |
| Writing | Ichirō Ikeda | Screenplay |
| Directing | Eisuke Takizawa | Director |
| Sound | Harumi Ibe | Music |
| Directing | Kigen Kinoshita | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Masaru Satō | Original Music Composer |