Ashima
Directed by Kenji TsukamotoCast: Fish Liew, Gordan Lam, Louis Koo, Louise Wong, Terrence Lau
- Documentary Features
- United States
- Drama/Musical
- English, Japanese
- 2023
- 86 mins
- Bay Area Premiere premiere
Among the world’s youngest elite rock climbers, Ashima Shiraishi has achieved numerous age-based climbing milestones and by her side through it all is her number one fan, coach, and father, Poppo, a retired Butoh dancer with no formal climbing experience. When the two New Yorkers travel to South Africa to face a V14 boulder, father and daughter must climb past their own interpersonal struggles as part of the challenge.
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