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Nankyoku monogatari (1983)
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Writers:
Tatsuo Nogami (written by) &
Susumu Saji (written by) ...
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Release Date:
23 July 1983 (Japan) more
Plot:
Two Japanese scientists, Ushioda and Ochi, develop a bond with their sled dogs while on an expedition in Antarctica... more | add synopsis
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3 wins & 5 nominations more
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A unique and moving film... more (17 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Ken Takakura | ... | Akira Ushioda |
| Tsunehiko Watase | ... | Kenjirô Ochi |
| Eiji Okada | ... | Chief Ozawa |
| Masako Natsume | ... | Keiko Kitazawa |
| Keiko Oginome | ... | Asako Shimura |
| Takeshi Kusaka | ... | Morishima Kyoju |
| Shigeru Kôyama | ... | Horigome Taicho |
| Sô Yamamura | ... | Iwakiri Sencho |
| Jun Etô | ... | Tokumitsu Taiin |
| Kôichi Satô | ... | Toda Taicho |
| Shin Kishida | ... | Kissaten Master |
| Takeshi Ôbayashi | ... | Nonomiya Taicho |
| Shinji Kanai | ... | Ozaki Taicho |
| Shinshô Nakamaru | ||
| Masafumi Satô |
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Antarctica (Japan) (subtitle) (Japan: English title)
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143 min | USA:112 min | USA:143 min (1985 reissue)
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Color (Fujicolor)
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Version of Eight Below (2006) more
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Shiroi rekuiemu more
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I've watched this movie when I was 9 with my classmates. I remember everyone cried when going out the theater... I've watched it again some years later, and I must confess that this is unique movie, with no real equivalent. It's not really a movie, not really a documentary on how several dogs try to escape from Antartica where they've been accidentaly abandonned by a scientific expedition. This movie is highly tragic because very few of them will survive. You don't see them really die on the screen, you just see them *disappear* when their fate is sealed with death, only their name and age is displayed. And that's what makes this movie so moving, and so clever in the narration.
Last but not least : the outstanding continous score is written by Vangelis and is perfect in it's cold/warm synthetizers mood.
I really recommend everyone to see this movie, it's a unique experience, and then buy the score to remember the magnificient pictures and landscapes. Perhaps it's too dark for a child, otherwise you will have to buy him a husky dog puppet to avoid continuous cries and nightmares...