Climbing for Life
The first woman on the Everest summit.
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October 31, 2025
2h 10m
Overview
In 1975, a woman reached the summit of Mount Everest: Junko, the first woman in history to reach the world's highest peak. Junko's unforgettable feat stunned the world, bringing her into the spotlight but casting a huge shadow over her friends and family. Despite being diagnosed with a terminal illness in her final years, Junko continued to challenge the mountains. What was the last thing she saw beyond the summit?
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Cast
Sayuri Yoshinaga
Junko Tabe
Non
Young Junko Tabe
Ryuya Wakaba
Shintaro Tabe
Koichi Sato
Masaaki Tabe
Asuka Kudo
Young Masaaki Tabe
Fumino Kimura
Norie Tabe
Wan Marui
Hiroe Iwata
Wako Ando
Risako Shimizu
Nakai Chisato
Kaoruko Maruyama
Misa Wada
Ryoko Arai
Yuki Amami
Etsuko Kitayama
Mizuki Kayashima
Young Etsuko KitayamaErika Osanai
Masaki Miura
Yuta Kanai
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