• American Male: Reminded me of Oliver Stone's “Untold History of the United States”.
• American female: I learnt many things I did not know and it was interesting. It was good to know what happened at the time of the Vietnam War.
• American female: I understood that all large whales are used without waste, but I'm still not clear on how they use dolphins.
• American male: I wanted to see the sea colored red with blood (as seen in The Cove).
• American male: This is an intelligent movie.
• American female: I was glad I now know a lot of information, but the pacing is too speedy.
• American male: Amazing!
• American male: It made me think about many issues such as international conferences, the United Nations, nationalism and so on.
• American male: A touchy subject.
• American male: Now I know that Sea Shepherd and other groups are barging in to Japan with a rude attitude.
• Chinese female: I think that 'The Cove' was made only because the target was Japan. If it were China, they would not allow them to make it.
• Japanese male: I felt the passion in this film.
• Japanese female: It’s a neutral movie that succeeded in capturing comments from both sides.
• Japanese female: I can understand that the director approves of whaling, but unlike 'The Cove', it is a movie with composure that shows the contrast between both sides.
• Japanese female: I can see that it is a true documentary movie without a script.
• Japanese male: It is a courageous work. In the 1970s, members from the Japanese Fisheries Agency came to the US to explain this problem. This movie conveys what I think about the issue.
• Japanese female: It was interesting.
• Japanese female (naturalized American): When you ridicule what America did in the film, I do not think Americans will want to see it.
• Japanese female: I was surprised to see how members of Sea Shepherd, who have a violent image, talk to the director in a friendly way.
• American male: I always thought Asians looked the same, but in the film their facial expressions were rich, and I could see that they all looked different.
• American male: I learned of the beauty of the town of Taiji, which I did not see in "The Cove".
• American male: I am shocked and can not make any comments.
• American male: I work in the television industry. This film is longer than the average TV size documentary, but the storytelling and structure is good.
• American male: I think it's a film made by the charm of the director.
• American male: It made me think about the nationalism of the United States and other countries, as seen in the recent US election.
• American male: The film is rich in information. I can imagine a lot of effort went in to research all that material.
• American female: Even if it is tradition whaling must be stopped. Slavery was a tradition. I am against dolphin hunting.
• Japanese male: The Japanese government is so gutless.
• Japanese female: I’ve never had the opportunity to learn about the types and numbers of whales.
• Japanese female: I am glad that someone from Japan has finally come out with a statement like this film.
• Japanese male: I am from the generation that ate whale meat, but as many countries oppose it, I think whaling should be stopped.
• Japanese-American female: I was against whaling, but I now have a slightly different view.
• Japanese male: I have been in America for over 40 years, and am often considered to be “Americanized”, but this is not the case. I once thought about writing what I want to say in a book, but was stopped from those around me, who warned me it was dangerous. I want to thank the director for her courage.
• American, male: Japanese Whaling is waste-less, they use every part. When Westerners used to do whaling, these was lot of waste in how they used the whale.
• American, female: I eat lobsters etc. I believe Japan should protect its own culture.
• American, male: This film made me think about many things.
• American, female: I was glad to find out about matters I had never been informed of.
• Japanese, male: I am actually against whaling. I am really welcomed by anti-whaling groups because I am Japanese and I am anti-whaling. Dolphins and whales are smart, so I oppose the catching of them, but it was good to see and hear a different opinion.
• Japanese, woman: It was awesome. I’ve lived in America for many years, but I still can not always express my opinions. I wonder what the reaction would be if it was China or South Korea that was doing the whaling?

And the Q&A sessions brought out interesting debates as usual.

<<Media coverage/reviews>>

<Deadline>

http://deadline.com/2016/10/black-themes-ivory-hunts-chaos-oscar-documentaries-1201834405/

<The Japan Times>

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2016/11/26/entertainment-news/japanese-documentary-behind-cove-begins-overseas-road-show-new-york/#.WMvXgBTCo6U

<North American Post>

https://napost.com/behind-cove-rebuts-academy-award-winning-documentary-editors-note/

<Rafu Shimpo>

http://www.rafu.com/2017/05/screenings-of-behind-the-cove-in-l-a/

<Review of Behind THE COVE>

http://ff2media.com/thehotpinkpen/2016/11/23/behind-the-cove/

<Behind THE COVE [Q&A] in L.A.>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZO9S8McewY