Antarctica
Season 1
S1 · E1 · Oct 16, 2011
A Moving Story of Life and Love Japan's Postwar Recovery / A 56-Year-Old Miracle Between Man and Dog Begins Episode 1
S1 · E2 · Oct 23, 2011
Arrival in Antarctica! Episode 2
S1 · E3 · Oct 30, 2011
Miracle Dogs Episode 3
S1 · E4 · Nov 6, 2011
Farewell, Dear Friend Episode 4
S1 · E5 · Nov 13, 2011
The Death of a Comrade... Episode 5
S1 · E6 · Nov 20, 2011
The Truth of What Happened 54 Years Ago Episode 6
S1 · E7 · Nov 27, 2011
The Fate with the Sakhalin Huskies Episode 7
S1 · E8 · Dec 4, 2011
Heroes Without Glory Episode 8
S1 · E9 · Dec 11, 2011
A Miracle Before the Final Act! Episode 9
S1 · E10 · Dec 18, 2011
Finale / Many Months Later... The Conclusion of the Miracle from 52 Years Ago! Episode 10
10 episodes in Season 1
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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.
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Katsuo Fukuzawa Director · Yoshihiro Izumi Writer Taiichi Kitamura Author
Total runtime 9h 10m · Episode length 55 min · Country Japan
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Premiered
October 16, 2011
Final episode
December 18, 2011
Status
Ended
Network
TBS
Country
Japan
Type
Scripted
Episode length
55 min
Total runtime
9h 10m
Original language
Japanese
Production
TBS
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
南極大陸
Spoken on screen
Japanese
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