Antarctica Page #3

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They haven't broken up at all.

Engines proceed slowly.

Engines proceed slowly.

It should be okay this way.

Attention, crew members of the SOUYA

and the observation team,

I'm sorry to say that

the weather is not getting better.

In addition, the SOUYA has reached

its full capabilty.

We must terminate the mission of

the Second Cross-Winter team.

The Shouwa base must be abandoned at once.

At noon today,

The SOUYA will withdraw its mission

regarding the glacier,

and head back.

Like every one of you,

I did my best to accomplish this mission.

Nevertheless, we have done all we can do.

Mr Ushioda.

All our efforts have been wasted.

I'm sorry.

We've been through

everything together,

we should encourage each other now,

and go back to our country.

Captain.

He's in the map room.

Captain, you...you're giving up

on the dogs?

Ochi, please stop.

We've done our best.

Please, two more trips.

Please let's go to Shouwa two more times.

Then we can bring back all the dogs.

It's impossible in this weather.

Then we'll fly there once.

Can we let the plane fly once more?

Flying once is not enough.

The dogs' total weight exceeds 500 kilograms.

I'm going anyway.

I'll poison them.

There's no other way to be responsible.

Your name is Mr Ushioda, right?

If we don't terminate the mission today,

then we're going against orders

from headquarters.

Moreover...

Moreover?

This ship is short of fresh water.

We can't waste

any more fuel for the water generator.

Ushioda.

The blades and the rudder are damaged.

The SOUYA is in a bad shape,

and there is no more fuel.

Even returning to Cape Town is no easy task.

Please think sensibly.

It's not fair to the crew members.

Drinking water?

If there's no drinking water,

then there's nothing left to do.

Mr Ushioda.

I...

I should give this back to you.

Actually, we're carrying something

very important here.

This is what the fans of Sakhalin

huskies all over the nation

gave us to decorate the dogs' home.

We're leaving.

Good.

Have a shave, it will freshen you up a bit.

Mr Ushioda.

There's nothing I can do.

What do you think I can do?

The first to break the chain was Anko.

The second one was Jakku.

Then it was the leader, Riki,

who broke free from his collar.

Then came Jiro.

Shiro was free at last.

The loose dogs have returned to the base.

Brothers Taro and Jiro

have always stayed together.

Riki and other dogs explored

inside the base

in order to look for people.

Besu, Moku and the others

also went down.

The leader of the dogs, Riki,

brought Anko, Jakku, Shiro and Jiro

outside of the base to look for food.

Kuma had taken off also.

Taro and Kuma followed

the tracks of their team.

Then Jiro appeared.

Jiro came back because he did not

want to leave Taro.

(Riki)

(Jakku)

(Anko)

(Shiro)

(Kuma)

(Taro)

(Jiro)

The dogs tried hard to find food.

The last one is here.

Deri broke free from the chain at last.

He followed his team.

Then they all came together.

The chasms of the glacier

are everywhere on the ice field.

From these gaps we can see

the darkness of the sea.

These gaps open and close

according to the currents of the sea.

The creatures in the water

will be pulled up to the ice field

because of this force.

There they would freeze.

Riki and Kuma,

both knew that.

However, the edges around the gaps

are very dangerous.

(Deri, six years old, born in Asahikawa)

(Goro, five years old, born in Wakkanai)

EARLY SUMMER:

DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY, HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY

People are so stupid in Japan.

They know nothing about Antarctica

and the dogs

but they still talk like that.

Saying things like 'What a pity'.

How tedious.

And you...

You shouldn't have given

into such foolish whining.

What are you going to do

now you've quit this job?

I haven't decided yet.

Do you want to go to Australia?

It's just...

It's the Geology department

in Melbourne.

You can go there for a couple of years,

for a change of pace.

I appreciate that, Sir.

All right, I understand...

If you knew a way to loosen up,

you wouldn't have left the university.

Antarctica in May.

It's a short rest for the dogs.

Anko and Shiro became very close.

Mirages appear in Antarctica often.

Under Riki and Kuma's lead,

Taro and Jiro have learned

how to catch seals.

Seals and Penguins have travelled far

to the frozen fields.

Winter has arrived in Antarctica.

Riki tracked the footprints,

and ran inland.

It was the path they had taken

on the expedition to Botnnuten.

However, Kuma likes running alone.

So he stayed at the gap.

In Antarctica, the sun does not appear

from May to July.

The whole continent

becomes dark and hostile.

The Aurora Australis makes an

appearance in the Antarctic sky.

It's disturbing to the dogs.

The pack stayed close together.

All of a sudden Jake got up

and ran off.

The loner, Kuma,

looked up to the sky.

Jake left his pack,

he stood alone on the huge glacier.

JULY, GION FESTIVAL

DEPARTMENT OF GEOPHYSICS,

KYOTO UNIVERSITY

Please come in.

I'm sorry for being late.

Are you still working?

Do we really have to go?

It'll be so crowded.

But I didn't go last year.

Was that my fault?

You think it wasn't?

You ran off to the end of the world.

Was that not your fault?

Anyway, we should get moving.

God, hurry up and get ready.

If you don't listen to me,

I'm not gonna marry you.

It's there...

I can see it there.

The Japanese halberd is there.

It's beautiful.

Little P, see...

the Japanese halberd is here.

Look.

Little P, that's the Japanese halberd.

See? Go have a look...

You look like a dog lover.

Because dogs know a dog lover

when they see one.

Little P, right?

Let's go.

What's wrong?

Hey.

Is it true, sir?

What?

The hottest days in Japan

are the coldest days in the Antarctic?

Please stop that.

Didn't I tell you he doesn't like

to talk about Antarctica?

Actually, that's true.

But how do you know that?

No way.

Don't touch that.

Don't change the subject, okay?

How did you find out?

Oh no.

It's very hot now,

But people claim that it's winter

in the South.

I just don't understand that.

Yeah, this is it.

It's all this book's fault.

That's the article I read.

FEELING GUILTY ABOUT LEAVING

THE HUSKIES,

USHIODA IS TRAVELLING

TO APOLOGISE TO THE FAMILIES

THAT REARED THE DOGS.

He sacrificed himself

for such a great mission,

I think he died a noble death.

Although it is a pity,

I wouldn't blame anyone for it.

Thank you for making this trip.

I should go.

Thank you for coming.

Please accept this.

Please take care of it.

By the way...

I want to ask you something

and I hope you can be honest.

Please go ahead.

When you last saw Riki,

what was he doing?

Riki belonged to me and my sister.

My sister is not here at the moment.

I think when she gets back,

she would ask me for sure.

Riki and the rest of the dogs

were chained together.

Chained?

I'm terribly sorry.

That's Riki's grave, my sister made it.

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