The Great Wild North

S1 E301: Exploring the great island of Hokkaido, in the extreme north of the archipelago, this film highlights the natural beauty of this territory where nature remains the main character: it unfolds in immense spaces still largely wild, composed of powerful volcanic mountain ranges, countless crystal clear lakes and deep forests. Thanks to this tormented relief and sometimes harsh but beneficial climatic conditions, fauna and flora can find protected places to flourish. Colonized barely 150 years ago by the Japanese, Hokkaido is also a land of plains where sometimes a very intensive agriculture has developed. However, some producers live there in harmony with nature, in the footsteps of the Aïnus, the island's indigenous inhabitants, who are now trying to preserve their rich and endangered culture.