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.
Asao Koike , Eiji Okada , Hatsunori Hasegawa , Jun Etô , Kôichi Satô , Keijirô Shiga , Keiko Oginome , Ken Takakura , Masako Natsume , Sô Yamamura , Shôichirô Sakata , Shigeru Kôyama , Shin Kishida , Takashi Noguchi , Takeshi Ôbayashi , Takeshi Kusaka , Tsunehiko Watase
