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Facing to the Clouds

Facing to the Clouds

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 1, 1962

Runtime

1h 42m

Genres

Drama

Original Title

雲に向かって起つ

Production Companies

Nikkatsu Corporation

Director

Eisuke Takizawa

Description

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.