Lost in the Wilderness (1986)
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.
Director:
Junya Satō
Writer:
Yoshiki Iwama
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Toshiyuki Nishida as Naomi Uemura |
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Chieko Baisho as Kimiko, Naomi's wife |
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Masato Furuoya as Masao Ogawa |
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Go Wakabayashi as Hiroto Nagatsuka |
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Muga Takewaki as Ishiyama |
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Hisano Yamaoka as Hideyo Nazaki |
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Nobuko Otowa as Yasuko Moto |
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Hideji Ōtaki as Matsutaro Uemura |
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Yatsuko Tan'ami as Hatsu Uemura |
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Hisashi Igawa as Osamu Uemura |
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Toshie Kobayashi as Osamu's wife |
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Eitarō Ozawa as Eijiro Nishikawa |
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Ryō Ikebe as Sanada |
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Yoshihiro Katō as Murata |
| Directing | Junya Satō | Director |
| Camera | Hiroyuki Namiki | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Akira Suzuki | Editor |
| Production | Juichi Tanaka | Producer |
| Production | 高橋治之 | Producer |
| Production | Hiroshi Takayama | Producer |
| Production | 水谷和彦 | Producer |
| Writing | Yoshiki Iwama | Screenplay |
| Writing | Naomi Uemura | Original Story |
| Camera | Etsuo Akutsu | Additional Photography |
| Lighting | Haruo Kawashima | Gaffer |
| Art | Hiroshi Tokuda | Art Direction |
| Art | Kazumi Osaka | Props |
| Art | Hirohide Shibata | Props |
| Art | 中山誠 | Props |
| Art | 森宏治 | Props |
| Sound | Will Ackerman | Music Director |
| Sound | Kunihiko Murai | Music Director |
| Sound | Yasuo Hashimoto | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Fumio Hashimoto | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Yoshio Kojima | Sound Effects |
| Directing | 桃沢裕幸 | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Toshiaki Maki | Costume Design |
| Camera | Tetsuya Kaneko | Still Photographer |