On Wednesday at 7 p.m., TV Asahi will present the third in its occasional "Tanken Series," which revives a popular adventure program from the '70s.
In these documentaries, teams of explorers were led by a famous actor into previously unexplored corners of the world. This time, Hiroshi Fujioka captains a group through the jungles of Guyana to find an isolated, legendary tribe that lives at the foot of a huge plateau.
Because of the difficult terrain, it is impossible for aircraft to land in the area, so the team must climb 150 meters straight down the sheer face of the plateau. Very few people have ever seen this tribe, but those who have say the members are covered with reddish hair and have pointy green ears. There is even a popular rumor that they are descendants of extraterrestrials.
