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In a sleepy lagoon off the coast of Japan is a highly guarded secret. During the night, Taiji fishermen engage in an unseen hunt for thousands of dolphins. The work is so horrifying, the fishermen will stop at nothing to keep it hidden from the outside world. When a team of elite activists, filmmake...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Lionsgate (Firm), Roadside Attractions (Firm), Participant Media, Oceanic Preservation Society, Diamond Docs (Firm), Skyfish Films (Firm)
Other Authors: Psihoyos, Louie, Clark, Jim, Monroe, Mark, Stevens, Fisher, DuPré Pesmen, Paula
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:In English with optional English or Spanish subtitles ; English closed-captions for the hearing impaired.
Published: Santa Monica, Calif. : Lions Gate Entertainment, [2009]
Edition:Wide screen.
Subjects:
Dolphins > Japan.
Dolphins > Effect of hunting on > Japan.
Poaching > Japan.
Animal welfare > Japan.
Endangered species > Japan.
Fishes > Mercury content > Japan.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Description
Summary:In a sleepy lagoon off the coast of Japan is a highly guarded secret. During the night, Taiji fishermen engage in an unseen hunt for thousands of dolphins. The work is so horrifying, the fishermen will stop at nothing to keep it hidden from the outside world. When a team of elite activists, filmmakers, and free-divers embark on a secret mission to penetrate their cover, the shocking discoveries they find there are just the tip of the iceberg. Includes commentary, deleted scenes, and more.
Item Description:Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 1 hr. 36 min.) : sound, color w/ black and white seq. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, NTSC, Region 1 ; widescreen presentation (16x9) ; Dolby Digital 5.1 or 2.0 audio.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG-13; for disturbing content (special features not rated).
Awards:Winner, Audience Award, 2009 Sundance Film Festival ; Winner, Audience Award, 2009 Newport Beach Film Festival; Winner, Best Documentary by the Boston Society of Film Critics, 2009; Winner, Best Documentary by the National Board of Review, 2009.
Production Credits:Cinematography, Brook Aitken ; music, J. Ralph ; editor, Geoffrey Richman.