The Alaska Story

The Alaska Story

1977 · 141 min · ★ 8.0 · Drama

A Japanese sailor finds a colony of Eskimos in the Arctic and decides to stay with them. He comes off at a certain moment to look for his luck in the gold rush in Alaska. But he does not forget them.

Directed by Hiromichi Horikawa

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