Everest: The Summit of the Gods (Film)

Everest: The Summit of the Gods (Japanese: エヴェレスト神々の山嶺, Romaji: Evyeresuto Kamigami no Itadaki) is a 2016 Japanese feature film directed by Hideyuki Hirayama. The film focuses on mountain climbing and centers on a mystery regarding whether George Mallory successfully climbed Mount Everest on June 8, 1924.

Everest The Summit of the Gods promotional poster

Production and Release

Principal photography began in March 2015 on location at Mount Everest and in Nepal, with a scheduled four-month production period. The production is notable as the first Japanese feature film to shoot on location at Mount Everest. The screenplay was written by Masato Kato, adapting material originating from Baku Yumemakura.

Junichi Okada portraying Makoto Fukamachi — Junichi Okada

The film was distributed by Toho and Asmik Ace Entertainment. It received a theatrical release in Japan on March 12, 2016, with a total runtime of 112 minutes.

Hiroshi Abe portraying Joji Habu — Hiroshi Abe

Cast and Characters

The film features an ensemble cast including Junichi Okada as Japanese cameraman Makoto Fukamachi and Hiroshi Abe as the isolated alpinist Joji Habu. Additional principal cast members include Machiko Ono as Ryoko Kishi, Kuranosuke Sasaki as Wataru Hase, and Pierre Taki as Miyakawa.