Legends of the Deep Deep Sea Sharks

Movie"Documentary which follows a Japaneseled team of scientists as they attempt to shed light on the mysterious world of deep sea sharks using midget submarines to film them"
Audience Score
60
Legends of the Deep Deep Sea Sharks
NR 52 minDocumentary
Groundbreaking documentary which follows a Japaneseled team of scientists as they attempt to shed light on the mysterious world of deep sea sharks Only 50 specimens of the newly discovered megamouth have ever been sighted Over four years scientists and film crews voyaged in midget submarines into the depths of Suruga Bay and Sagami Bay to film them Prehistoric living fossil sharks such as bluntnose sixgill sharks goblin sharks and frilled sharks also lurk in the depths As part of the investigation a sperm whale carcass was placed at the bottom of the sea to attract these sharks which were then studied and observed from the submersible vessels Revealing in detail the previously unknown behaviour of deep sea sharks the film unravels another of the intriguing mysteries of our planets biodiversity
DirectorTatsuhiro Beniko

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Production Companies:Discovery Channel NHK Enterprises NHK