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Aug 17, 2018 · Reviews. A Whale of a Tale. Nick Allen August 17, 2018. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Louis Psihoyos' 2009 anti-whale hunting film “ The Cove ” was one of the most successful activist documentaries of all time, if you count getting the world's attention as one of its main goals.
Aug 17, 2018 · A Whale of a Tale: Directed by Megumi Sasaki. With Jay Alabaster, Atsushi Nakahira, Rick Oliver, Atsuko Sakuma. The camera delves into the lives of local whalers, global activists and an American journalist in the "whale and dolphin killing town" of Taiji, Japan, revealing not everything is as black and white as it seems.
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- Megumi Sasaki
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Jul 14, 2018 · In 2010, Taiji, a sleepy fishing town in Japan, suddenly found itself in the worldwide media spotlight. The Cove, a documentary denouncing the town’s longsta...
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Local fishermen, international activists and an American journalist debate the hunting of whales and dolphins in the sleepy seaside town of Taiji, Japan.
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- Megumi Sasaki
Aug 16, 2018 · Presented as a counterweight to “The Cove” — Louie Psihoyos’s Oscar-winning 2009 documentary about dolphin capture and slaughter in Taiji, Japan — Megumi Sasaki’s “A Whale of a Tale ...
- Megumi Sasaki
Aug 17, 2018 · Can a proud 400-year-old whaling tradition survive a tsunami of modern animal-rights activism and colliding forces of globalism vs. localism? A Whale of a Tale reveals the complex story behind the ongoing debate.
Its vivid depiction of the hunting of dolphins and whales in the waters surrounding the small Japanese town of Taiji sparked international outrage and won it numerous awards, including an Oscar. Amidst this widespread acclaim, Eye For Film was actually one of the few publications to query its approach and point out the numerous problems with it ...
