Lost in the Wilderness

Lost in the Wilderness (Japanese: 植村直己物語, Hepburn: Uemura Naomi Monogatari; lit. The Story of Uemura Naomi) is a 1986 Japanese epic biographical adventure drama film directed by Jun'ya Satō. It was co-written by Satō with Yoshiki Iwama. The film is based on the life and writings of Naomi Uemura, a famous Japanese adventurer and mountain climber who went missing on Denali in 1984. It stars Toshiyuki Nishida as Uemura, in addition to Chieko Baisho, Masato Furuoya, Go Wakabayashi and Muga Takewaki. Japanese composer Kunihiko Murai and three members of Windham Hill Records (Philip Aaberg, William Ackerman and Michael Hedges) co-composed the film's score. Lost in the Wilderness was theatrically released by Toho on 7 June 1986, in Japan. Despite failing to recoup its budget at the box office, Lost in the Wilderness was the third highest-grossing Japanese film domestically of 1986.