A Whale of a Tale

A Whale of a Tale

2017
1h 35m
9.0

9.0/10

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Documentary
Overview

Entering the political fray of environmentalism versus tradition raging a round the issue of dolphin hunting in Taiji, Japan since the 2009 release of The Cove, Megumi Sasaki’s documentary is the finely balanced film essay the frayed topic has been waiting for. Instead of propping up images of animal slaughter or beleaguered fishermen, A Whale of a Tale focuses on points of contact and communication between the two sides, foreign activists devoting years to the cause and agricultural workers who have developed a first-name familiarity. Sasaki (Herb & Dorothy) collaborates with journalist Jay Alabaster to examine the historical and material conditions that contributed to local whaling practice and the pressures of globalism and localism that keeps this issue in ideological deadlock—at least for now. -JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film

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Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
English Japanese

Quick Facts

Original Title おクジラさま ふたつの正義の物語
Release Date November 18, 2017
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt6122752
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Cast

Key Crew

Megumi Sasaki
Director
Masahiro Handa
Executive Producer

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