Antarctica
2011 · TV Series · TV-14 · ★ 8.3
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.
Also known as Antarctica: The Story of Dogs and Men Who Challenged the Field of God
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Details
- Years
- 2011
- Release date
- 2011-10-16
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- TV-14
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 8.3/10 (7 votes)
Themes
- based on true story
- survival
- antarctica
- animals
- sled dogs
- post war japan
- polar exploration
- determination
- polar expedition
- syowa station
- shōwa era (1926-89)
- melodramatic
- +1 more
Cast & crew
Takuya Kimura
as Takeshi Kuramochi
Haruka Ayase
as Miyuki Takaoka
Kyôhei Shibata
as Suguru Shirasaki
Teruyuki Kagawa
as Eitaro Hoshino
Masato Sakai
as Haruhiko Himuro
Naoto Ogata
as Noriaki Utsumi
Yusuke Yamamoto
as Natsuo Inuzuka
Susumu Terajima
as Naohito Samejima
Hisashi Yoshizawa
as Shinkichi Yokomine
Yoshinori Okada
as Ikuzo Funaki
Episodes1 season · 10 episodes
Season 110 episodes
- S1E1A Moving Story of Life and Love Japan's Postwar Recovery / A 56-Year-Old Miracle Between Man and Dog Begins106mNetflix
- S1E2Arrival in Antarctica!56mNetflix
- S1E3Miracle Dogs56mNetflix
- S1E4Farewell, Dear Friend47mNetflix
- S1E5The Death of a Comrade...47mNetflix
- S1E6The Truth of What Happened 54 Years Ago47mNetflix
- S1E7The Fate with the Sakhalin Huskies47mNetflix
- S1E8Heroes Without Glory56mNetflix
- S1E9A Miracle Before the Final Act!56mNetflix
- S1E10Finale / Many Months Later... The Conclusion of the Miracle from 52 Years Ago!72mNetflix