Edition |
Wide screen. |
Description |
1 videodisc (ca. 1 hr. 36 min.) : sd., col. w/ b&w seq. ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD, NTSC, Region 1 ; widescreen presentation (16x9) ; Dolby Digital 5.1 or 2.0 audio. |
Note |
In English with optional English or Spanish subtitles ; English closed-captions for the hearing impaired. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13; for disturbing content (special features not rated). |
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. |
Credits |
Cinematography, Brook Aitken ; music, J. Ralph ; editor, Geoffrey Richman. |
Contents |
Special features: Optional audio feature commentary with director Louie Psihoyos and producer Fisher Stevens ; Special OPS cameras: Nest cam -- Thermal cam -- Rock cams -- Helicopter cam -- Blood cam ; Freediving (ca. 5 min.) ; The cove : Mercury rising (ca. 19 min.) ; deleted scenes (ca. 10 min.) ; original theatrical trailer. |
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. |
Subject |
Dolphins -- Japan.
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Dolphins -- Effect of hunting on -- Japan.
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Poaching -- Japan.
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Animal welfare -- Japan.
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Endangered species -- Japan.
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Fishes -- Mercury content -- Japan.
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Genre |
Documentary films.
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Documentary films
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Added Author |
Psihoyos, Louie.
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Clark, Jim
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Monroe, Mark.
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Stevens, Fisher.
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Pesmen, Paula DuPré.
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Lionsgate (Firm)
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Roadside Attractions (Firm)
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Participant Media.
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Oceanic Preservation Society.
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Diamond Docs (Firm)
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Skyfish Films (Firm)
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ISBN |
031398115700 |
Standard No. |
031398115700 : $27.99 |
Music # |
26590 Lionsgate |
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