A whale of a tale / Fine Line Media presents ; produced and directed by Megumi Sasaki.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Rosengarten International Fund.

Sasaki, Megumi, film producer, film director.

Colish, Bernadine, editor of moving image work.

Majzlin, David, composer (expression).

Fine Line Media, production company.

Grasshopper Film (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Japanese

Subjects (All):

Animal welfare.

Animal rights activists.

Whaling.

Dolphins.

Japan.

Dolphins--Japan.

Dolphins--Effect of hunting on--Japan.

Whaling--Japan.

Animal rights activists--Japan.

Animal welfare--Japan.

Cove (Motion picture).

Genre:

Nonfiction films.

Documentary films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

polychrome

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Grasshopper Film, [2018]

Language Note:

In Japanese and English with subtitles in English.

System Details:

DVD-R, NTSC, Region 1; widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio) presentation.

digital optical

widescreen (1.85:1)

NTSC

video file DVD-R video region 1

Summary:

In 2010, the sleepy fishing town of Taiji in Japan suddenly found itself in the worldwide media spotlight. The Cove, a documentary denouncing the town's longstanding whale and dolphin hunting traditions, won an Academy Award and almost overnight, Taiji became the go-to destination and battleground for activists from around the world. What might at first seem like a black-and-white issue however has proven to be more complex. A Whale of a Tale revisits this story, but discovers a different perspective - and a different question. Can a proud 400-year-old whaling tradition survive a tsunami of modern animal-rights activism and colliding forces of globalism vs. localism? Featuring a wide range of characters including local fishermen, international activists and an American journalist (and longtime Japanese resident), this fascinating and thought-provoking documentary unearths a deep divide in eastern and western thought about nature and wildlife and cultural sensitivity in the face of global activism.

Credits:

Editor, Bernadine Colish; cinematographers, Takishi Orikasa and Taiki Sugioka; original music, David Majzlin.

Notes:

Videodisc release of the motion picture produced in 2016.

Includes public performance rights for University of Pennsylvania only. Streaming not allowed without a separate license.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten International Fund.

OCLC:

1061559805

Publisher Number:

185 Grasshopper Film