Facing to the Clouds
1962, Japanese. Directed by Eisuke Takizawa.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 1 May 1962
- Original title
- 雲に向かって起つ
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Ichirō Ikeda
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Facing to the Clouds runs 102 minutes (1h 42m).
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Facing to the Clouds isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 May 1962. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Facing to the Clouds?
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Who directed Facing to the Clouds?
Facing to the Clouds (1962) was directed by Eisuke Takizawa and stars Yūjirō Ishihara, Ruriko Asaoka, Ken Yamauchi.