Cancellations Of “The Cove” In Japan Rise
Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010 in Animal Issues, Film & TV.
The cancellation of a screening in Tokyo of The Cove, a documentary about killing whales in the island of Taiji, has resulted in a domino effect across cinemas in Japan.
Variety reports several cities have decided to opt out of showing the Oscar winning film in the country. Theatres in Sendai, Yamagata and Aomori have changed their minds on showing the documentary that was scheduled for screening later this month. And Tokyo’s Meiji University has also canceled the campus showing, saying it would interfere with classes.
Dolphin activist Ric O’Barry, who went along for the filming in Japan, has called the cancellations an “assault on democracy.”
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