Jirô Taniguchi

¿George Mallory murió subiendo o bajando por la cima del Everest, el 8 de junio de 1924? Setenta años después, cuando Fukamachi, un joven reportero, compra una vieja cámara Kodak en un mercado de Katmandú, cree que puede encontrar la respuesta. Este descubrimiento lo lleva al mundo de los montañeros ansiosos que persiguen conquistas imposibles, donde el amor y los fantasmas se entrelazan.

One night, Vincent, the father of a family and an overworked employee of an insurance company, loses control of his vehicle and strikes Leo, a young motorcycle, with full force. At the hospital, Vincent is declared dead and Leo is in a coma. When the latter comes out, it is the spirit of Vincent who took possession of the body of the young man. The opportunity for Vincent of a possible redemption to his relatives and an improbable and wonderful encounter, between life and death, with Leo. For the mind of the young man does not take long to resurface.

Makoto Fukamachi es un cámara japonés. En un callejón de Nepal encuentra una cámara antigua, en cuyo interior está la clave que podría resolver el misterio de si realmente fue George Mallory el primero en escalar con éxito el Everest el 8 de junio de 1924. Siguiendo el rastro proporcionado por el artefacto, Makoto Fukamachi conoce al legendario alpinista Joji Habu, quien vive aislado del mundo debido a su personalidad osada y desconsiderada.

Makoto Fukamachi es un cámara japonés. En un callejón de Nepal encuentra una cámara antigua, en cuyo interior está la clave que podría resolver el misterio de si realmente fue George Mallory el primero en escalar con éxito el Everest el 8 de junio de 1924. Siguiendo el rastro proporcionado por el artefacto, Makoto Fukamachi conoce al legendario alpinista Joji Habu, quien vive aislado del mundo debido a su personalidad osada y desconsiderada.

Thomas, a father in his fifties, returns by chance to the town where he grew up. He collapses and wakes up forty years earlier in the body of his teenage self. Thrown back into his past, Thomas will not only have to re-live his first love, but also try to understand the reasons for his father’s mysterious departure. Can you change the past by living it again?

Thomas, a father in his fifties, returns by chance to the town where he grew up. He collapses and wakes up forty years earlier in the body of his teenage self. Thrown back into his past, Thomas will not only have to re-live his first love, but also try to understand the reasons for his father’s mysterious departure. Can you change the past by living it again?

Filmed in Japan, this program looks beyond the stereotypes to objectively examine the history of manga, how manga are drawn, and manga's influence on Japanese life as illustrated by cosplay bars, where people dress up as their favorite characters; manga kissa, 24/7 manga cafes; and Comicket, the twice-annual comics market that draws hundreds of thousands of visitors. The program also introduces viewers to a cross-section of mangaka icons: Vagabond creator Takehiko Inoue; Naoki Urasawa, author of The Pushman and Other Stories; Jiro Taniguchi; Yoshihiro Tatsumi; and Kan Takahama.