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A short video showing a giant whale helping to convert Japan’s Government to whale conservation instead of killing has been released today as part of WDCS's international campaign to end whaling for good. Click here to see the video.
The 30 second video, created for WDCS by Plaza, shows a whale as he walks through a darkened Tokyo district late at night, on his way to the Institute of Cetacean Research (ICR), which conducts Japan’s so-called ‘scientific research’ whaling. He tips the ICR building to look inside, asking a researcher he sees to stop whaling. When the researcher agrees, the peaceful whale gently rights the tilting building and the agency becomes one of whale conservation instead of lethal research.
Designed to appeal to audiences in Japan, as well as around the world, the light hearted video highlights the unique intelligence and kindness for which whales are renowned.
The film’s director, Allan Moore said “I wanted to create something that, instead of attacking the culture of whaling, asks Japanese people and other whaling countries to look within and question why they still need to whale. The decision to continue killing whales is made by such a small group of people, but the controversy surrounding the hunts has impacts across the whole of Japan.”
The video was produced by Michelle Coassin for Plaza who generously donated the film to support the work of WDCS as the global voice for the protection of whales, dolphins and their environment. WDCS thanks Plaza and the many other generous individuals who have supported its work to highlight the issue of whaling.
WDCS’s Whaling Program Manager, Sue Fisher said, “It is people in Japan who can really help to make this change happen, and this wonderfully animated video gives a fun and unique message, letting the whales have their own voice. We hope that through watching this and telling their friends about it, people will help us to raise awareness of how unnecessary whaling is today.”
WDCS continues to call on the International Whaling Commission to ensure that the current international ban on commercial whaling remains in place. |
