Japanese CM implicates kidnapping and cannbalism movie about "Eel girl" of Shibushi is getting attention and being a subject of criticism. pic.twitter.com/MR9NTcwH6F — 雪原 (@ykhre) September 26, 2016Officials in Shibushi, Japan, wanted to drum up some attention for their delicious, locally-farmed fish. The two-minute commercial, which featured a young girl who turns into an eel, quickly received outcry for denigrating women, and was mocked as a clip that looked like it belonged to a horror film. At the end of the video, the girl says goodbye, jumps into the pool, and turns into an eel. Shibushi officials quickly caved to social media protest and pulled the advertisement.

Source: National Post September 27, 2016 13:18 UTC