Facing to the Clouds (1962)
Overview
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.
Cast
Yūjirō Ishihara
Ruriko Asaoka
Ken Yamauchi
Yoshie Mizutani
Eijirō Tōno
Midori Tashiro
Takamaru Sasaki
Goichi Yamada
Shosei Muto
Ken Hatano
Gorō Tarumi
Yuzo Kiura
Tomo'o Nagai
Seiji Matsuyama
Misako Watanabe
Kotoe Hatsui
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