Japan: Earth's Enchanted Islands
Japan's landscapes range from snowy mountains to subtropical warmth. They are full of wildlife - and animals' and people's lives often cross as they adapt to these extremes. Michelle Dockery reveals a nation comprising a multitude of islands, each full of surprises and places where nature thrives.
Each episode explores how life survives across these wildly diverse islands, dominated by forested mountains, volcanic forces and powerful seas, arctic winters and tropical, typhoon ravaged summers; and reveals the unusual and unexpected relationships between human characters and the wild.
Japan's central island of Honshu is home to over 100 million people, and its biggest city, Tokyo, is one of the largest urban metropolises on earth. But it has a wild heart - most of Honshu is mountainous. This wilderness is home to an astonishing range of wildlife - black bears, monkeys, exquisite fireflies and even cow demons.
In the far south of Japan, there is a chain of islands stretching towards the tropics - a place where all life is influenced by the power of the sea, and where volcanoes and typhoons are forces to be reckoned with. The journey begins at an island at the top of the chain and travels south, revealing unexpected stories of isolation, unique wildlife and unsolved mysteries.
As Japan's northernmost island, Hokkaido's weather, wildlife and human history are all distinct from the rest of the country. Sika deer, cranes, sea eagles and even brown bears grind out a tough existence on this icy island.
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Michelle Dockery | Self - Narrator |
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Peter Drost | Self - Narrator: The Netherlands |
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John Brown | Self - Cameraman |
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Graham MacFarlane | Self - Cameraman |
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Takayo Soma | Self - Scientific Advisor |
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Daisuke Semiya | Self - Cameraman |
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Robin Cox | Self - Cameraman |
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David Marks | Self - Producer |
| Director | Gavin Maxwell |
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| Writer | Matthew Wright | |
| Producer | James Honeyborne, Tim Martin, Mary Summerill, Gavin Maxwell, Susie Painter, Matthew Wright, Sara Douglas, David Marks | |
| Musician | Benji Merrison, Clair Marlo | |
| Photography | Barrie Britton, Mark MacEwen, Graham MacFarlane, Daisuke Semiya, Toby Strong | |
| Packaging | HD Slim |
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| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Distributor | DFW |
| Layers | Single side, Single layer |
| Purchased | On Oct 18, 2015 at MediaMarkt for $ 12.99 |
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| Index | 4731 |
| Added Date | Oct 22, 2015 18:51:46 |
| Modified Date | May 05, 2021 06:23:11 |