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Documentary Film on Whale Food in Japan Showing in U.S.

Documentary Film on Whale Food in Japan Showing in U.S.

   New York, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)--A documentary film about whale food culture in Japan is showing in the United States.
   Keiko Yagi, who directed the movie, "Whale Restaurant," says she struggled to find movie theaters that can screen the film as many in the country oppose whale catching.
   From those who watched it, however, she was able to get feedbacks. Some expressed a wish to try whale food, Yagi said.
   The film centers on the daily life at a whale restaurant in Tokyo and includes scenes of a whale being dismantled at a whaling company in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan. It also has interviews with Japanese and foreign experts.
   "I hope to convey the charms of whale dishes. I want people to know that the number of whales has risen too much due to decreased whale catching, scientifically speaking," Yagi, 57, said.

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