The Ascent of Mt. Fuji

Four men, three of their wives and the men's old schoolteacher have gathered for a weekend outling atop a local hill that has been dubbed "Mt. Fuji" by one of the women. The men fought together in World War II after leaving school, and they pretend to be great comrades. But they're not, and a fifth member of their band, Sabur, is absent. One of the four told the authorities about a pacifist poem Sabur wrote during the war, and Sabur has suffered for it, psychologically, ever since.