Antarctica — Season 1, Episode 9: A Miracle Before the Final Act!

Episode synopsis

Shirasaki begs the government to reconsider after it rules that no members of the original Antarctic wintering team will be allowed to join the third.

About Antarctica

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.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1A Moving Story of Life and Love Japan's Postwar Recovery / A 56-Year-Old Miracle Between Man and Dog Begins
• E2Arrival in Antarctica!
• E3Miracle Dogs
• E4Farewell, Dear Friend
• E5The Death of a Comrade...
• E6The Truth of What Happened 54 Years Ago
• E7The Fate with the Sakhalin Huskies
• E8Heroes Without Glory
• E10Finale / Many Months Later... The Conclusion of the Miracle from 52 Years Ago!