THE COVE to be shown in Japan

If you know me, then you know how much of a supporter I am of THE COVE documentary about the dolphin hunting that goes on in Taiji, Japan. Well, it was originally to be shown in theaters a few weeks ago, however, protests and cinemas decided that they would postpone or put off indefinitely the showing of this film. Well, today the New York Times reported that the Oscar-winning documentary will indeed be shown in Japan so the public will finally be exposed to what is happening in their country.



'In a dramatic turnabout, Japanese theaters said Monday they would screen an Oscar-winning documentary about dolphin hunting in Japan, after renewed pleas from free-speech advocates not to bow to pressure from nationalists who are campaigning to block its release.

Fresh rallies against the film were reported Monday, however, sparking concerns that extremists could intensify their fight to scare theaters into abandoning the screenings.

A fringe nationalist group - which calls ‘‘The Cove'' anti-Japanese because it criticizes what they say is a time-honored tradition - has staged noisy rallies in and around Tokyo, pressuring three theaters to cancel scheduled releases of the film. Those theaters said they still had no plans to show the film, which won an Academy Award for best documentary in March....'

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