Tabei Junko Jinsei no Shimaikata

[Machine Translation] - A documentary on Junko Tabei, the world's first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, and the last years of her life. Learn how to face life from the positive and powerful words of Junko Tabei. Junko Tabei, a mountaineer who became the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest and has climbed the highest peaks on the world's seven continents. With her insatiable curiosity and strong will to achieve what she wanted to do, she chose to face her illness in her later years and continue to live her life in her own way until the end of her life. While battling the disease, he devoted himself to an activity to climb Mt. Fuji every year with high school students from the Tohoku region affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake. Junko Tabei's words, which she speaks directly to each of the high school students, are full of strength and kindness, and they deeply touch the hearts of those who watch them. What will we pass on to the next generation as we look toward the end of our lives? The director's close friend recorded more than 100 hours of precious footage of her five-year battle with the disease, asking us these questions. Included in the bonus footage (not yet broadcast) are "Talking to High School Students in Tohoku" and "40 Years on Everest". A special leaflet is enclosed. Broadcast date: December 16, 2017 on NHK Sogo TV

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～一歩一歩登れば、必ず頂上に着ける～ ■女性として世界初のエベレスト登頂で知られる登山家・田部井淳子、その晩年を追ったドキュメンタリー。■前向きで力強い田部井淳子の言葉から、人生への向き合い方を学ぶ。女性として世界で初めてエベレスト登頂を果たし、さらに世界七大陸最高峰登頂を成し遂げた登山家・田部井淳子。飽くなき好奇心と、やりたいことを実現するんだという強い意思で、晩年、病と向き合いながらも、最期まで前を向き自分らしく生きることを選びつづけた。闘病しながらも力を注いだのが、東日本大震災で被災した東北の高校生たちとともに毎年富士山に登る活動。「一歩一歩登れば、必ず頂上に着ける」――高校生たち一人ひとりにまっすぐ語りかける田部井淳子の言葉は、強さと優しさに満ち、観る者の胸に深く響く。人生の終わりを見据えながら、次の世代へなにを手渡すのか。生きるとは、なにか。5年にわたる闘病生活を、親しいディレクターが100時間以上にわたって記録した貴重な映像が私たちに問いかける。特典映像 (未放送)には『東北の高校生に語る』『40年目のエベレスト』を収録。特製リーフレット封入。放送日: 2017年12月16日 NHK総合テレビ