NOVA - Season 27 Episode 4
In the far north of Japan, thrust out into the north Pacific, is the remote island of Hokkaido. It's a land of towering volcanoes and steaming lakes, marshy valleys and fairy tale forests. Among this magical scenery, where summers are brief and winters are fierce, lives an extraordinary spectrum of life, found nowhere else in Japan. Here among the coastal lowlands, grizzly bears plunge into icy streams for salmon, Japanese cranes perform balletic courtship dances to one another, the rare and enormous Blakistons fish owl swoops on flying squirrels, and white-tailed eagles scan the rugged ocean cliffs for unsuspecting seabirds. HIgh on the mountains Asiatic pikas, arctic hares and Siberian chipmunks gather food, ever-watchful for the predatory sable. We think of Japan as a highly-populated, ultra modern society, and yet it remains a highly spiritual place where wildlife is treasured and carefully protected. Weaving Ainu legend with fascinating natural behavior, this film will follow the lives of Hokkaido's special creatures through the seasons, to capture the true essence and beauty of this other-worldly place.
First Air Date : 1974-03-03
Last Air date : 2024-11-27
Runtime : 57 minutes
Genre : Documentary
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Subtitles :
- Season 27 : Episode 11999-10-05
- Season 27 : Episode 21999-10-12
- Season 27 : Episode 31999-10-19
- Season 27 : Episode 41999-11-02
- Season 27 : Episode 51999-11-09
- Season 27 : Episode 61999-11-23
- Season 27 : Episode 71999-12-21
- Season 27 : Episode 82000-01-04
- Season 27 : Episode 92000-01-18
- Season 27 : Episode 102000-02-01
- Season 27 : Episode 112000-02-01
- Season 27 : Episode 122000-02-08
- Season 27 : Episode 132000-02-08
- Season 27 : Episode 142000-02-15
- Season 27 : Episode 152000-02-15
- Season 27 : Episode 162000-02-22
- Season 27 : Episode 172000-02-22
- Season 27 : Episode 182000-02-29
- Season 27 : Episode 192000-04-18
- Season 27 : Episode 202000-04-25
- Season 27 : Episode 212000-05-09
