Antarctica (1983)

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143 min - Adventure | Drama - 23 July 1983 (Japan)

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Two Japanese scientists, Ushioda and Ochi, develop a bond with their sled dogs while on an expedition in Antarctica... See full summary »

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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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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. Written by Petr Meretyk <pechc@cunyvm.cuny.edu>

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Adventure | Drama

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Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese | Italian

Release Date:

23 July 1983 (Japan) See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$56,300,000 (Japan)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fuji Television Network, Gakken Co. Ltd., Kurahara Productions See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

143 min | USA: 112 min | USA: 143 min (1985 reissue) | Italy: 91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Fujicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Referenced in Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006) See more »

Soundtracks

"Ai no ôrora"
Music by Tetsuji Hayashi
Lyrics by Tokiko Iwatani
Performed by Keiko Oginome
Courtesy of Canyon Records See more »

Antarctica (1983)
Nankyoku monogatari (original title)

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