Antarctica

IMDb link: 0085991
IMDb rating: 7.6 (1,923 votes)
Genres: Adventure, Drama
Director: Koreyoshi Kurahara
Cast: Ken Takakura, Tsunehiko Watase, Masako Natsume, Eiji Okada and others

Release date: 23 Jul 1983
Release year: 1983
Runtime: 143 minutes
Country: Japan
Keywords: tearjerker, scientist, sled dog, epic, endurance, husky the dog, year 1957, snow blindness, killing a seal, killing a sea bird

Plot:

Two Japanese scientists, Ushioda and Ochi, develop a bond with their sled dogs while on an expedition in Antarctica. Ushioda and Ochi eventually leave Antarctica, only to return to search for the dogs inadvertently marooned there.

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