Koori no Yurikago Shiretoko Wahei Tatematsu ga Yuku Ryuhyo to Mori no Shouchu

[Machine Translation] Shiretoko is a candidate for "World Natural Heritage". The images captured by the camera show Shiretoko as it really is. Shiretoko is home to precious creatures in a rich natural environment of sea and land. Shiretoko is on the verge of being awarded the "World Natural Heritage" medal, the first time in 10 years and only the second place in Japan to receive this honor. We conducted a long-term research project in Shiretoko to capture the natural beauty of this world-class region. The moving scenes of seals and brown bears raising their young in the pristine beauty of the forest. The life and death drama of the rare Blakiston's fish owl. What is the true identity of the giant emissary that has appeared from the depths of the ocean? The mystery of the "cradle of ice" that has nurtured such abundant life will soon be unraveled. Our guide is writer Kazuhei Tatematsu, who is fascinated by the natural beauty of Shiretoko and has made it his second home. The film conveys the fact that it is the drift ice that nurtures the rich ecosystem, the way of life of the people living in this nature, and the complicated feelings of the local people regarding the registration of Shiretoko as a World Heritage site.

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「世界自然遺産」候補になっている知床の流氷と野生を16ヶ月密着!! 取材カメラがとらえた映像はありのままの知床の姿だった。海と陸の色濃い自然の中に貴重な生物が生息する知床。日本では10年ぶり、2ヶ所目の「世界自然遺産」という勲章授与を目前に控えている。この世界に誇る自然を湛えた地域の姿をとらえようと長期取材が敢行された。原始のままの美しい森で繰り広げられるアザラシやヒグマの感動の子育て。希少なシマフクロウの生と死のドラマ。深海から悠々と姿を現した巨大な使者の正体とは? やがてこれらの豊かな生命を育み続けてきた「氷のゆりかご」流氷の謎が解き明かされてゆく。案内役は知床の自然に魅せられ、ここを第二の故郷とする作家立松和平。豊かな生態系を育むのが実は「流氷」であるという事実、そしてその自然の中で生きる人たちの生き様や世界遺産登録を巡る地元の複雑な思いを伝える。