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Antarctica (1983)

Two Japanese scientists, Ushioda and Ochi, develop a bond with their sled dogs while on an expedition in Antarctica.

Directed byKoreyoshi Kurahara

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  1. 01

    The Glacier Fox

    Same director

    1978 · 116 min · Documentary · Drama · Family

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    Director Koreyoshi Kurahara chronicles a year in the lives of Flep and Leila, two foxes living in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island, where the freezing winters are long and the mild summers short. After Flep defeats another male fox to become Leila's lifelong partner, they mate and raise a litter of five kits. With their family complete, the group must contend with human interference in their habitat, such as chicken farms and snowmobiles, and struggle against the debilitating cold of winter. The animals experience both triumph and tragedy, as the law of this harsh land proves – only the strong survive.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • the same director
    • a principal cast member
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  2. 02

    Hachiko

    Strong story similarity

    1987 · 107 min · Drama · Family · History

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    The tragic, true story about Hachikō, an Akita dog who was loyal to his master, Professor Ueno, even after Ueno's death.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • a closely matched era
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  3. 04

    The Plague Dogs

    Similar atmosphere

    1982 · 103 min · Adventure · Animation · Drama

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    Two dogs, Rowf and Snitter, struggle to survive in the countryside after escaping from an animal research laboratory. They're pursued by search parties and then the military after rumours spread that they could be carrying the bubonic plague.

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    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  4. 05

    Fist of the North Star

    Strong story similarity

    1986 · 112 min · Action · Animation · Science Fiction

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    After a nuclear holocaust tears the world apart, mankind is forced to the harshness of not only the oppression of others who are much more powerful, but the dead earth which seems to be getting worse with every passing moment. But a savior has risen from the ashes, a man who will defeat those who would torment the weak and make the world a livable place once more. A man named Kenshiro...

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • a closely matched era
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  5. 06

    Eight Below

    Strong story similarity

    2006 · 120 min · Adventure · Drama · Family

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    In the Antarctic, after an expedition with Dr. Davis McClaren, the sled dog trainer Jerry Shepherd has to leave the polar base with his colleagues due to the proximity of a heavy snow storm. He ties his dogs to be rescued after, but the mission is called-off and the dogs are left alone at their own fortune. For six months, Jerry tries to find a sponsor for a rescue mission.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong shared themes: antarctica and expedition
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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  6. 07

    Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

    Similar atmosphere

    1984 · 143 min · Adventure · Drama

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    A shipping disaster in the 19th Century has stranded a man and woman in the wilds of Africa. The lady is pregnant, and gives birth to a son in their tree house. Soon after, a family of apes stumble across the house and in the ensuing panic, both parents are killed. A female ape takes the tiny boy as a replacement for her own dead infant, and raises him as her son. Twenty years later, Captain Phillippe D'Arnot discovers the man who thinks he is an ape. Evidence in the tree house leads him to believe that he is the direct descendant of the Earl of Greystoke, and thus takes it upon himself to return the man to civilization.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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    Into the Faraway Sky

    Strong story similarity

    2007 · 145 min · Adventure · Drama

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    A vast wheat field, a straight road that has no end, a sky without a single building in sight – this is a town in the country where time comfortably passes by. But this former paradise is now being stirred up by a fight amongst its people over constructing an airport. This is a tale of three young people exploring youth and friendship as they reach out into the sky.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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