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Antarctica

Antarctica

20118.31 Season10 EpisodesEndedTV-14

Overview

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.

Created by Taiichi Kitamura
Written by Taiichi Kitamura
Produced by Akihiko Ishimaru, Hidenori Iyoda, Yasuhiro Yamada
NetworksTBS

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Top Cast

Takuya Kimura

Takuya Kimura

Takeshi Kuramochi

Haruka Ayase

Haruka Ayase

Miyuki Takaoka

Kyôhei Shibata

Kyôhei Shibata

Suguru Shirasaki

Teruyuki Kagawa

Teruyuki Kagawa

Eitaro Hoshino

Masato Sakai

Masato Sakai

Haruhiko Himuro

Naoto Ogata

Naoto Ogata

Noriaki Utsumi

Yusuke Yamamoto

Yusuke Yamamoto

Natsuo Inuzuka

Susumu Terajima

Susumu Terajima

Naohito Samejima

Hisashi Yoshizawa

Hisashi Yoshizawa

Shinkichi Yokomine

Yoshinori Okada

Yoshinori Okada

Ikuzo Funaki

Themes & Keywords

based on true storysurvivalantarcticaanimalssled dogspost war japanpolar explorationdeterminationpolar expeditionsyowa stationshōwa era (1926-89)melodramaticantarctic exploration

About Antarctica

Antarctica is a drama series that first aired in 2011 exploring themes of based on true story, survival, antarctica, animals, sled dogs, post war japan. Created by Taiichi Kitamura, it stars Takuya Kimura, Haruka Ayase, Kyôhei Shibata. 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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