Lost in the Wilderness (1986)
Original title: 植村直己物語
Lost in the Wilderness is a 1986 Japanese-language adventure movie directed by Junya Satō, with a running time of 2h 20m. It stars Toshiyuki Nishida, Chieko Baisho and Masato Furuoya.
The life and travels of adventurer Naomi Uemura, who disappeared in Alaska in 1984. A member of the first Japanese expedition to reach the summit of Mt Everest in 1970, Uemura also accomplished several "firsts". He was the first man to reach the North Pole solo, climb Denali solo, and float down the Amazon river solo. In the film, Uemura returns to Tokyo after a stint in Siorapaluk in Northern Greenland. In Tokyo, he reconnects with an old friend and, over coffee, shares his life story - from his days as a college dropout to his successful expedition to the top of Everest.
Cast
- Toshiyuki Nishida as Naomi Uemura
- Chieko Baisho as Kimiko, Naomi's wife
- Masato Furuoya as Masao Ogawa
- Go Wakabayashi as Hiroto Nagatsuka
- Muga Takewaki as Ishiyama
- Hisano Yamaoka as Hideyo Nazaki
- Nobuko Otowa as Yasuko Moto
- Hideji Ōtaki as Matsutaro Uemura
- Yatsuko Tan'ami as Hatsu Uemura
- Hisashi Igawa as Osamu Uemura
- Toshie Kobayashi as Osamu's wife
- Eitarō Ozawa as Eijiro Nishikawa