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Antarctica
Antarctica

8.4

Antarctica

NR

Antarctica

·2011·10 episodes

Summary

Set in the 1950's, a Japanese Antarctic research exploration team and 19 dogs that accompanied the team are stationed at the Showa Base in Antarctica. After a year, the exploration team is ordered to withdraw from the Antarctic station due to severe weather conditions. The dogs have to be left behind. The following year, the next team arrives at the Showa Base station and a miraculous reunion occurs between a dog handler accompanying the new tean and two dogs, Taro and Shiro, that are brothers.

Crew

Status:

Ended

Original Language:

Japanese

Type:

Scripted

Networks:

TBS

Keywords

based on true story
survival
antarctica
animals
sled dogs
post war japan
polar exploration
determination
polar expedition
syowa station
shōwa era (1926-89)
melodramatic
antarctic exploration