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Director:
Koreyoshi Kurahara
Writers:
Tatsuo Nogami (written by) &
Susumu Saji (written by) ...
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Release Date:
23 July 1983 (Japan) See more »
Genre:
Adventure | Drama See more »
Plot:
Two Japanese scientists, Ushioda and Ochi, develop a bond with their sled dogs while on an expedition in Antarctica... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
3 wins & 5 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
Eclipse Series 28 - The Warped World of Koreyoshi Kurahara
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User Reviews:
Great movie See more (18 total) »

Cast

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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
Shôichirô Sakata
Keijirô Shiga
Morihiko Uchiyama
Keishi Kawaguchi
Kazuyo Ichimaru
Susan Napier ... Catherine (as Sûzan Nepia)
Charles Adams ... Captain of Ship 'Burton' (as Châruzu Adamusu)
Tatsuo Hamamori ... Himself - Mayor of Wakkanai
Susumu Ôtani
Yoshiyuki Maejima
Naoto Samukawa
Taizô Sayama
Takashi Noguchi
Tetsu Ôe
Hatsunori Hasegawa ... Tsuruta taiin
Asao Koike ... Narrator (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tatsuo Terashima ... (uncredited)
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Directed by
Koreyoshi Kurahara 
 
Writing credits
Tatsuo Nogami (written by) &
Susumu Saji (written by) &
Toshirô Ishidô (written by) &
Koreyoshi Kurahara (written by)

Produced by
Hiroshi Furuoka .... executive producer
Masato Hara .... supervising producer
Hisashi Hieda .... executive producer
Tomohiro Kaiyama .... chief producer
Masaru Kakutani .... planner
Koretsugu Kurahara .... planner
Koretsugu Kurahara .... producer
Koreyoshi Kurahara .... producer
Tsuneyuki Morishima .... producer
Haruo Shikanai .... producer
Juichi Tanaka .... chief producer
Akira Yoshioka .... producer
 
Original Music by
Vangelis 
 
Cinematography by
Akira Shiizuka 
 
Film Editing by
Koreyoshi Kurahara 
Akira Suzuki 
 
Art Direction by
Hiroshi Tokuda 
 
Makeup Department
Yukio Ueda .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Hisashi Heida .... production supervisor
Akira Sakai .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Minoru Yamashita .... first assistant director
Takeshi Ôbayashi .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Yûki Sato .... property master
 
Sound Department
Kenichi Benitani .... sound
Yasuo Hashimoto .... sound mixer
Yoshio Kozima .... sound effects
Mikio Mori .... stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Yasuhiro Nagamine .... sound crew
Toshio Nakano .... sound crew
Susumu Take .... sound crew
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Haruo Kawashima .... lighting supervisor
Takehiro Kuramochi .... camera operator
Akira Matsuhashi .... camera operator
Takaaki Osumi .... still photographer
Masahiro Tanaka .... camera operator: second unit
Akira Tsugi .... lighting technician
Katsuya Uchida .... lighting technician
 
Editorial Department
Tsuruko Matsumoto .... assistant editor
Isao Tomito .... assistant editor
 
Other crew
Masao Hara .... aurora photographing crew
Masato Hara .... advisor
Satoru Hashiyama .... veterinarian
Kazuo Higuchi .... aurora photographing crew
Kumiko Ishiyama .... script supervisor
Toru Kikuchi .... advisor
Taiichi Kitamura .... advisor
Akio Kitazawa .... location manager
Kazuo Kuroi .... advisor
Tadaomi Miya .... dog trainer
Masayoshi Murayama .... advisor
Eizaburo Nishibori .... advisor
Masanao Sato .... aurora photographing crew
Sigeru Ueda .... location manager
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Nankyoku monogatari" - Japan (original title)
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Runtime:
143 min | USA:112 min | USA:143 min (1985 reissue) | Italy:91 min
Country:
Japan
Language:
Japanese | Italian
Color:
Color (Fujicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Australia:G | USA:G
Company:
Fuji Television NetworkSee more »

Did You Know?

Movie Connections:
Referenced in Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006)See more »
Soundtrack:
Ai no ôroraSee more »

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7 out of 7 people found the following review useful.
Great movie, 24 February 2006
Author: pepeleyva from Guadalajara

When I saw this movie I was really impressed and very very touched, I got a very deep thinking mood, in short words it is an outstanding film. If you liked The Bear or any wild life movie, you will like this one.

I like stories about the Everest, the South Pole, so this movie click on me, but it is not the usual gringo-adventure-survival, it has a very deep force. Vangelis take care of the music, I think it is a good therapy for anyone having a big challenge.

The struggle of the great conquers of ice, like the South Pole or big mountains, every thing is on this movie: friendship, union, faith. The fact that the main actors are the dogs may distract anyone.

I will recommend highly this movie. In fact, I want to got this movie, anyone has a clue where is it sold or download?

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