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Japanese pundits protest dolphin film cancellation (AP)

June 9th, 2010

** FILE ** In this March 7, 2010 file photo, from left to right, Fisher Stevens, Ric O'Barry, and Louie Psihoyos are seen on stage as they accept the award for best documentary feature for 'The Cove' at the 82nd Academy Awards in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. A movie theater in Tokyo decided against showing the dolphin-hunt documentary 'The Cove' after nationalist pressure and warnings of protests, the distributor said Thursday June 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)AP - Fifty-five journalists, academics and film directors in Japan condemned intimidation and threats that led movie theaters to cancel screenings of “The Cove,” a documentary about the slaughter of dolphins in a Japanese village.


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