南極大陸～神の領域に挑んだ男と犬の物語～ - Nankyoku Tairiku

[eskarina77]

I started to watch this drama 2 days ago... and it's just a WONDERFUL DRAMA.
Cast, story, making of this drama are just excellent.
Plus, I cherish this story since it reminds me 1st time I went to Japan: When I went to visit Tokyo Tower, I stopped in front of a statue representing a pack of dogs.

A man (that kind of guy who's there to give tourists a tour) approached me and offered to tell me the story of those dogs, if I had time to spare to listen to him. I listened carefully to this wonderful and so moving story: in the late 50's, an expedition to Antartica had to abandon their sled dogs due to bad weather, they had to force their way back to Japan. More than 1 year later, when the next expedition managed to reach Anartica coasts again, with no hope for the dogs, they discovered 2 of them had survived! (ok, that's the very short version of what that man told me)
The statue comemores those dogs.
Here is theme song of the drama:

credit: the person who posted it on dailymotion

Comments

[eeyore-kun.livejournal.com]

is that the one with Juri? I remember watching it and dislike it, maybe because the subs in insync and I lost the meaning they try to convey. But I like Kimi ni Todoke, from the same director.

You should try Hatsu-Koi if you haven't it's Miyazaki Aoi and Koide Keisuke. Or Waiting in the Dark with Tanaka Rena.

[wasabisushi404.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah! Kimi ni Todoke was a nice movie too xD And I didn't know it was from the same director!

Rainbow song was a tear jerker as well. ;_;

Wow. this director is AWESOME xD makes us cry with every movie he makes.

I've yet watched hatsu koi! another one to go on my list :Db
And Tanaka Rena is one of my favorite actresses :D She was awesome in My Sassy Girl with SMAP's Tsuyoshi~ (another drama that's a tear jerker at times, but mostly funny xD

if you are looking for more tear jerkers, watch live-action Toki wo Kakeru shoujo with Naka Risa (another one of my fav actresses).

[eeyore-kun.livejournal.com]

What I like about Hatsu Koi and Waiting in the Dark is because I have no idea about the story, and the title mislead the story for me, totally enjoy the surprises.

I saw Toki wa Kakeru, I have to say I love the 2nd movie which is the anime better than this one.

[wasabisushi404.livejournal.com]

I like both versions. :D I'm indecisive... because naka risa is in both of them as the main character. xD I like the beginning of the anime and the end of the live action movie :Db


O just read the synopsis of waiting in the dark. Its sounds interesting!
*watches now*

I'll tell you what I think about it when I'm done xD
(it feels as if I'm borrowing a book from you! lol)