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The series streams on WOWOW starting January 24.","whyItMatters":"The Karafuto arc carries the live-action project past the Abashiri Prison film, and the returning director, composers, and Ainu advisers keep the production team that built the two films and the Hokkaido series.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eKenji Katagiri shares directing duties with Masaaki Yoshimura, and Tetsuo Kamata takes over scripting from the films and the earlier series. Yutaka Yamada and Yoshiaki Dewa return as composers, and Hiroshi Nakagawa and Debo Akibe return as Ainu language and cultural advisers.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe new key visual arrived alongside the two cast announcements. The series streams on WOWOW from January 24, following the two live-action films and the Hokkaido series that Netflix later carried.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Sofia Golden Hand is the Ainu-Russian figure whose loyalties shift through the Karafuto arc. 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