- Country: Japan
- Genres: Drama, Mystery, Romance
- Release: 1958-03-18
- Director: Yasuzō Masumura
- Writers: Yasushi Inoue , Kaneto Shindō
- Language: Japanese
- Stars: Kenji Sugawara , Fujiko Yamamoto , Hitomi Nozoe , Keizô Kawasaki , Kyū Sazanka , Ken Uehara , Kumeko Urabe , Kōichi Itō , Kanji Kawahara , Kenji Oyama
- Runtime: 97 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Hyoheki , 氷壁 (Japan) , Le précipice glacé (France, French Republic) , The Precipice (United States of America)
- Plot: Salarymen Uozo and his friend Kosaku plan to climb a mountain. A few days before they are due to start, Kosaku confesses that he has had a fling with a married woman, with whom he is now madly in love, but she has just dumped him. The rope breaks during the climb, killing Kosaku. Was the rope faulty, or did Kosaku plan to kill himself ? The rope manufacturer pressures Uozo towards the suicide theory, but Uozo stands firm. Who will back down ?
- IMDB:tt0051752
The Precipice Cast · · · ALL
Yasuzō Masumura
Director
Kenji Sugawara
Fujiko Yamamoto
Hitomi Nozoe
Keizô Kawasaki
Kyū Sazanka
Ken Uehara
Atsuko Kindaichi
Kumeko Urabe
Kōichi Itō
Kanji Kawahara
Kenji Oyama
Akira Natsuki
Manabu Morita
Sachiko Meguro
Tsutomu Nakata
Kisao Tobita
Ken Yamaguchi