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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.
Last Episode Aired
2011-12-18
S1E10 — Finale / Many Months Later... The Conclusion of the Miracle from 52 Years Ago!
Hoping for a miracle, Kuramochi heads for Antarctica on the Soya. Meanwhile, a snowstorm separates a weakened Riki from the other two dogs.
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Takuya Kimura
Takeshi Kuramochi
Haruka Ayase
Miyuki Takaoka
Kyôhei Shibata
Suguru Shirasaki
Teruyuki Kagawa
Eitaro Hoshino
Masato Sakai
Haruhiko Himuro
Naoto Ogata
Noriaki Utsumi
Yusuke Yamamoto
Natsuo Inuzuka
Susumu Terajima
Naohito Samejima
Hisashi Yoshizawa
Shinkichi Yokomine
Yoshinori Okada
Ikuzo Funaki
Yôsuke Kawamura
Hajime Arashiyama
Doronzu Ishimoto
Kinpei Yamazato
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