---
title: 'Antarctica (1983)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Koreyoshi Kurahara'
released: '1983-07-23'
runtime_minutes: 143
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/antarctica-1983'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085991/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Antarctica (1983)

1983 · 143 min · Drama, Adventure · Japan

Original title: 南極物語

## Synopsis

Antarctica  is a 1983 Japanese drama film directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara and starring Ken Takakura. Its plot centers on the 1958 ill-fated Japanese scientific expedition to the South Pole, its dramatic rescue from the severe weather conditions on the return journey, the relationship between the scientists and their loyal and hard-working Sakhalin huskies, particularly the lead dogs Taro and Jiro, and the fates of the 15 dogs left behind to fend for themselves.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Koreyoshi Kurahara](https://cinepixo.com/people/koreyoshi-kurahara)
- **Screenplay:** [Koreyoshi Kurahara](https://cinepixo.com/people/koreyoshi-kurahara)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Vangelis](https://cinepixo.com/people/vangelis)
- **Producer:** [Jūichi Tanaka](https://cinepixo.com/people/juichi-tanaka), [Masaru Kakutani](https://cinepixo.com/people/masaru-kakutani)
- **Director of Photography:** [Akira Shiizuka](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-shiizuka)
- **Editor:** [Koreyoshi Kurahara](https://cinepixo.com/people/koreyoshi-kurahara), [Akira Suzuki](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-suzuki)

## Cast

- [Keiko Oginome](https://cinepixo.com/people/keiko-oginome)
- [Ken Takakura](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-takakura)
- [Sō Yamamura](https://cinepixo.com/people/so-yamamura)
- [Kōichi Satō](https://cinepixo.com/people/koichi-sato)
- [Shin Kishida](https://cinepixo.com/people/shin-kishida)
- [Takeshi Kusaka](https://cinepixo.com/people/takeshi-kusaka)
- [Eiji Okada](https://cinepixo.com/people/eiji-okada)
- [Shigeru Kōyama](https://cinepixo.com/people/shigeru-koyama)
- [Tsunehiko Watase](https://cinepixo.com/people/tsunehiko-watase)
- [Masako Natsume](https://cinepixo.com/people/masako-natsume)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/antarctica-1983
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