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Dolphin Blue: Soar Again, Fuji (2007)

Dolphin Blue: Soar Again, Fuji poster
Original title
ドルフィンブルー フジ、もういちど宙へ
Directed by
Tetsu Maeda
Genre
drama film, family film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 45m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film is based on a true story about a bottlenose dolphin named Fuji at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium. After losing its tail fin, Fuji is fitted with an artificial one and learns to swim again.

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What happens

『ドルフィンブルー フジ、もういちど宙へ』(ドルフィンブルー フジ、もういちどそらへ)は、2007年公開の日本映画。 尾びれを失ったバンドウイルカが、人工尾びれを付けて再び泳ぐまでを描いた感動物語。沖縄本島にある沖縄美ら海水族館で飼育されていたバンドウイルカのフジの実話を基にしている。 2007年7月7日に東劇・アミューズCQNほかで全国公開され、全国週末興行成績では初登場7位となり、同日封切り作品のなかではトップの成績となった。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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