The Summit of the Gods
Manga by Jiro Taniguchi From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Manga by Jiro Taniguchi From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Summit of the Gods (Japanese: 神々の山嶺, Hepburn: Kamigami no Itadaki) is a manga series written and illustrated by Jiro Taniguchi. Based on a 1998 novel by Baku Yumemakura,[2][1] it follows Fukamachi, a photographer who finds a camera supposedly belonging to George Mallory, a mountaineer who went missing on Mount Everest, and goes on a mountain-climbing adventure along with his friend Habu Joji.[3]
| The Summit of the Gods | |
Cover of the first volume of The Summit of the Gods, as released by Shueisha | |
| 神々の山嶺 (Kamigami no Itadaki) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Historical[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Jiro Taniguchi |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Business Jump |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | 2000 – 2003 |
| Volumes | 5 |
| Live-action film | |
| Everest: Kamigami no Itadaki | |
| Directed by | Hideyuki Hirayama |
| Written by | Masato Kato |
| Music by | Takashi Kako |
| Studio | Kadokawa Corporation |
| Released | March 12, 2016 |
| Animated film | |
The manga was originally serialized in the magazine Business Jump by Shueisha between May 2000 and July 2003 issues.[4] It was collected into five tankōbon published between December 15, 2000, and March 20, 2003,[5][6] then re-released in bunkoban between October 18, 2006, and January 18, 2007.[7][8] An English-language version was licensed by British company Fanfare/Ponent Mon in 2007.[9] On July 23, 2009, its first volume was released,[10] and the last was released on July 31, 2015.[11] It has also been published in French by Kana in 2004–2005,[12] German by Schreiber & Leser,[13] and Spanish by Ponent Mon.[14]
In 2001, it was awarded a prize for excellence by the Agency for Cultural Affairs at the Japan Media Arts Festival, which praised its "powerful illustrations [that] seem to transport the reader right up into the mountains."[2] Its English adaptation received a nomination for Ignatz Award for Outstanding Graphic Novel and Outstanding Series in 2010.[3] The fourth English volume also was nominated at the 2014 Eisner Award in the category "Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia".[15]
The manga was adapted into a live-action film, Everest: Kamigami no Itadaki (エヴェレスト 神々の山嶺, Everesuto Kamigami no Itadaki), directed by Hideyuki Hirayama and starring Junichi Okada, Hiroshi Abe and Machiko Ono.[16][17] Distributed by Asmik Ace Entertainment and Toho, it was released on March 12, 2016,[18] and grossed ¥1.26 billion.[19]
In January 2015, an international co-production was announced between French Julianne Films, Belgian Walking The Dog and Luxembourg Mélusine Productions to create an animated film based on The Summit of the Gods.[20] Éric Valli and Jean-Christophe Roger were set direct the film, with Didier Brunner as producer.[21] In June 2020, it was announced the film would instead be directed by Patrick Imbert, with scripts by Imbert, Magali Pouzol, and Jean-Charles Ostorero, and music composed by Amine Bouhafa.[22] In August 2021, Netflix announced that it will be distributing the film to select movie theaters in the United States on November 24, 2021.[23] It will then be followed by its streaming service debut on November 30.[23]
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