Facing to the Clouds

Facing to the Clouds (1962)

雲に向かって起つ

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.

Date of release
1962-05-01
Runtime
1h 42m
Genres
Drama
Director
Eisuke Takizawa

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