植村直己物語

植村直己物語 (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.

Data di uscita
1986-06-07
TMDB
8.5 / 10 (2)
Durata
2 h 20 min
Generi
Avventura, Storia
Regista
佐藤純彌

Cast

Curiosità

Lost in the Wilderness is a 1986 Japanese epic biographical adventure drama film directed by Jun'ya Satō. It was co-written by Satō with Yoshiki Iwama. The film is based on the life and writings of Naomi Uemura, a famous Japanese adventurer and mountain climber who went missing on Denali in 1984. It stars Toshiyuki Nishida as Uemura, in addition to Chieko Baisho, Masato Furuoya, Go Wakabayashi and Muga Takewaki. Japanese composer Kunihiko Murai and three members of Windham Hill Records co-composed the film's score. Lost in the Wilderness was theatrically released by Toho on 7 June 1986, in Japan.

Production

Shortly after Uemura went missing and was presumed dead, Dentsu and Mainichi Broadcasting System conceived a joint film project that would celebrate his life and achievements. Author Makoto Shiina was the top choice for the role of Uemura, as Shiina was a physically active travel writer who had met Uemura twice and befriended him (with one of their dialogues being published in a magazine).

Shiina ultimately dropped out due to scheduling conflicts with the TBS Television 30th anniversary special Siberia Grand Journey (inspired by his book Journey at Minus 59 Degrees: Makoto Shiina's Siberian Pursuit of Extreme Cold). Moritani, who was in poor health at the time, also had to drop out of the production (he died on 2 December 1984). After Moritani dropped out, Jun'ya Satō was offered the directing job.

The production was announced on 29 January 1985. It was greenlit with a budget of ¥1.5 billion. The film was Dentsu's first major foray into film production. Isao Matsuoka, Toho's president at the time, stated that he believed Lost in the Wilderness would be "a wonderful film", and that Toho was aiming for "a box office revenue of 5.5 billion yen"; box office expectations were placed on a similar level to Antarctica (1983), which was the highest-…

Production commenced on 1 March 1985. Satō used 35 mm film stock and shot in VistaVision. Filming took over a year to complete. The film was shot on location at Denali, the Arctic Circle, Mont Blanc, Greenland, Mount Kilimanjaro, the Amazon rainforest and Mount Everest. Two cinematographers were hired for the production: Hiroyuki Namiki and Etsuo Akutsu. Namiki was the primary cinematographer, while Akutsu was credited with mountain photography.

Location shooting on Everest took place from August to October 1985. The production's base camp was located at 5,350 meters. Filming and route preparation were split between the 11-person crew and the climbing team, both of which were mainly composed of members of the Gunma Prefecture Mountaineering Federation, which included several top Japanese mountaineers of the time.

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