
Through a grey blanket of clouds, we barely discern the contours of Mount Fuji, a volcano with many faces. 4,500 exceptional and diverse photographs from the past 150 years form the basis for Ascent. Made entirely with stills, it is a filmic experiment balancing between documentary and fiction, photography and film, where an English woman and her deceased Japanese partner, Hiroshi, lead the way. As Mount Fuji is climbed across geographical, temporal and cultural divides, the narrative unfolds, exploring unexpected paths.
Release Date: 10/8/2016
Runtime: 80 minutes
Languages: Japanese, English
Director: Fiona Tan
00Companies: Antithesis Films
Countries: Japan, Netherlands
Hiroki Hasegawa
Hiroshi
2013

1959

2007

2013

1967

1979

1994

1991

2014

2006

2007

2009

2016