"The Cove" documentary to be shown online in Japan

[cory777]

Reuters
June 17, 2010

TOKYO, June 17 (Reuters) - Controversial documentary film "The Cove," which deals with the grizzly business of dolphin hunting, will be made available to Japanese viewers online via a popular video sharing website.

The Oscar-winning film will be offered for free to the first 2,000 viewers who access the website from June 18, Nico Nico Douga said.

The documentary, which shows dolphins being herded into a cove and slaughtered, has met with fierce resistance from some groups in Japan. Fears that protests might inconvenience moviegoers have prompted cancellations at two cinemas in Tokyo and one in Osaka, according to Unplugged, the Japan distributor.

"We have been receiving criticism of the film from groups who have not yet seen it," Unplugged said on Thursday, encouraging Japanese viewers to use the website's comment feature to debate the film's content.

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[Rhiannon12866]

1. K&R. This can only be a good thing...

Though the controversy surrounding it reminds me of "Fahrenheit 9/11" when it came out, was blasted by right-wingers who hadn't and refused to see it. :(