The Cove (2009)
| Release Date | 25 April 2009 |
| Tagline | Shallow Water. Deep Secret. |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Taiji, Higashimuro, Wakayama, Japan |
| Language | English, Japanese |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital |
| Color | Color |
The Cove is a 2009 documentary film that analyzes and questions Japan's dolphin hunting culture. It was awarded the (2010) Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. The film is a call to action to halt mass dolphin kills; change Japanese fishing practices; and to inform and educate the public about the risks, and increasing hazard, of mercury poisoning from dolphin meat. The film is told from an ocean conservationist's point of view. The film highlights the fact that the number of dolphins killed in the Taiji dolphin hunting drive is several times greater than the number of whales killed in the Antarctic, and claims that 23,000 dolphins and porpoises are killed in Japan every year by the country's whaling industry. The migrating dolphins are herded into a hidden cove where they are netted and killed by means of spears and knives over the side of small fishing boats.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Brook Aitken
Himself
Joe Chisholm
Himself
Mandy-Rae Cruikshank
Herself
Dan Goodman
Himself
Charles Hambleton
Himself
Simon Hutchins
Himself
Kirk Krack
Himself
Hideki Moronuki
Himself
Richard O'Barry
Himself
Roger Payne
Himself
John Potter
Himself
Louie Psihoyos
Himself
Dave Rastovich
Himself
Paul Watson
Himself
Greg 'Moondog' Mooney
Himself
Director
Louie Psihoyos
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Producer
Mark Monroe
writer
Olivia Ahnemann
co-producer
Jim Clark
executive producer
Paula DuPré Pesmen
producer
Charles Hambleton
associate producer
Original Music
J. Ralph
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Cinematographer
Brook Aitken
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Editor
Geoffrey Richman
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Production Manager
Robert Warmflash
post-production supervisor
Sound Department
Ryan Collison
foley engineer
Robert Fernandez
sound re-recording mixer
Kelly Garry
sound
Matthew Haasch
foley supervisor
Greg 'Moondog' Mooney
sound
Glenfield Payne
sound re-recording mixer, supervising sound editor
Jay Peck
foley artist
Steve F.B. Smith
sound consultant: Dolby
Reilly Steele
sound re-recording mixer
Edward Thacker
sound recordist
Visual Effects
Nelson Hall
rock camera housing: Kerner Optical
Danny Wagner
rock camera housing: Kerner Optical
Kevin Wallace
rock camera housing supervisor: Kerner Optical
Camera and Electrical Department
Eric Peter Abramson
camera operator
Michael Ramsey
camera operator
Editorial Department
Will Cox
colorist
Miles Hubley
assistant editor
Mike Scalisi
associate editor
Tom White
assistant editor
David Zieff
creative consultant
Music Department
Liz Gallacher
music supervisor
Kathleen Hasay
music supervision assistant
Alexandra Hill
music supervision executive
Other Crew
Anne S. Atkinson
legal counsel
Robert Barrel
location guide
Kim Beddall
location guide
Max Benjamin
location guide
Greg Beyette
location guide
Fabricio Carbo
location guide
Lou Ciccone
legal counsel
Ralph DePalma
legal counsel
Nancy Easterbrook
location guide
Mark T. Elliott
assistant to Mr. Stevens
Stew Esposito
location guide
Julie Goldman
production consultant
Mark Higashino
japanese translator
Alexandra Hill
music supervision executive
Pasqul Jaqut
location guide
Peter Jaszi
intellectual property counsel
Jeffrey C. Johnson
legal counsel
Krysanne Katsoolis
production consultant
Junko Mackert
japanese translator
John Miller-Monzon
archival researcher
Greg 'Moondog' Mooney
marine technician
Lincoln O'Barry
assistant: Richard O'Barry
Raymond Para
location guide
Maclaren Prior
location guide
Kimberly Rogers
production coordinator
Sara Selby
legal counsel
Robert Stein
legal counsel
Caroline Stevens
production consultant
W. Wilder Knight II
legal counsel
Michiko Zentoh
japanese translator
Thanks
Katya Bassil
special thanks
Natalie Boudreau
special thanks
Julie Bowett
special thanks
Andrew Kershaw
special thanks
Yoji Kita
special thanks
Nadine Weil
special thanks
Lars Wolloe
special thanks
Production Company
Diamond Docs
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Fish Films
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Oceanic Preservation Society
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Quickfire Films
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Distributor
Lionsgate
Roadside Attractions
International Film Distribution Consultants
Madman Entertainment
Golden Village Pictures
Benelux Film Distributors
EuropaCorp. Distribution
Unplugged
Vertigo Films
A Contracorriente Films
E1 Entertainment
EuroVideo
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Lionsgate Home Entertainment
Maple Pictures
Medallion Media
Prisvídeo - Edições Videográficas
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Video Film Express
Special Effects
Kerner Optical
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Miscellaneous
Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (ARD)
stock footage
BBC Motion Gallery
stock footage
Cutting Edge Group
music services
DBA West
marketing
Elizabeth Bardsley & Associates
annotation
Greenpeace
stock footage
Lawfirm of Prior Cashman
legal counsel
NBC News Archives
stock footage
Sky News
stock footage
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The Cove
