Antarctica S1E1

Episodes

1. A Moving Story of Life and Love Japan's Postwar Recovery / A 56-Year-Old Miracle Between Man and Dog Begins

2. Arrival in Antarctica!

3. Miracle Dogs

4. Farewell, Dear Friend

5. The Death of a Comrade...

6. The Truth of What Happened 54 Years Ago

7. The Fate with the Sakhalin Huskies

8. Heroes Without Glory

9. A Miracle Before the Final Act!

10. Finale / Many Months Later... The Conclusion of the Miracle from 52 Years Ago!

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Antarctica

Drama

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.

Date: 10/16/2011

Rating: 8.2

Cast: Takuya Kimura, Haruka Ayase, Kyôhei Shibata, Teruyuki Kagawa, Masato Sakai, Naoto Ogata, Yusuke Yamamoto, Susumu Terajima, Hisashi Yoshizawa, Yoshinori Okada, Yôsuke Kawamura, Doronzu Ishimoto, Kotaro Shiga, Takako Katou, Ito Ohno, Tae Kimura, Yukie Nakama, Mana Ashida, Tsunehiko Watase, Tomoko Naraoka

Takuya Kimura