This Japanese movie opens with a title reading “This is a true story.” It is the story, mostly, of a team of Japanese sled dogs on an Antarctic expedition in 1957. One expedition crew is going home, to be replaced by another crew. The first crew makes it out, but stormy conditions, damaged equipment, and the onset of the Antarctic winter keep the second crew from getting in. The sled dogs, left at the base for the second crew, are now alone and chained in the snow and wind. One by one they break their bonds, and the movie follows each one in its struggle to survive the Antarctic winter. Antarctica is mostly a dramatic re-creation, but occasionally a narrator or subtitle tells us what happened to the real dogs. This makes the movie a bit choppy, but the dogs’ stories make it utterly fascinating.
Antarctica
***1/2published September 4, 2000
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It is Japan's second best grosing movie ever.
The soundtrack by Vangelis and the scenery
made a lasting impression for me from over 20yrs ago. February 23, 2006 reply
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This website has the more detail of the true story. Scoll down till you see the topic: The true story behind "Eight Below"
http://www.babayaga.ca/
The picture of the 2 survived dogs (Taro & Jiro) of the true story:
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I cried when I was reading the true story. Will go to watch "Eight Below" soon and I'm sure I'm going to cry again. Anyway, thank God that at least 2 dogs survived from the true evident.
If anyone found the DVD of Antarctica, pls let me know! I would like to watch it too! February 28, 2006 reply