A promotional video for the city of Shibushi showed a teenage girl being "fattened up" in a pool before turning into an eel and being grilled. It was pulled after public outcry labeled it sexist and "perverse".
According to viewers, the video does not cut away. It includes several seconds of the eels thrashing inside the pot, attempting to escape the heat, knocking the lid askew. The audio is reportedly the most distressing part—capturing the splash of scalding water and the slapping of eel bodies against metal before the pot eventually goes silent. Eel Soup Disturbing Video
: The video depicts a woman engaging in a sexual act involving several live eels. It is categorized as a "shock video" because it combines elements of zoophilia and body horror that are designed to elicit a strong reaction of disgust or disbelief from the viewer. A promotional video for the city of Shibushi