Antarctica, the Story of a Man and a Dog Who Challenged the Realm of God: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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.

Series details

• Title: Antarctica, the Story of a Man and a Dog Who Challenged the Realm of God
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Premiere date: 2011-10-16
• Final broadcast date listed: 2011-12-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TBS
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 80906
• IMDb ID: tt1822689
• TVDB ID: 253269

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2011-10-16; final listed air date 2011-12-18; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

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