Minamata: Kanja-san to sono sekai

Sep 19 1974 N/A 1h 45m
Documentary

The first in a series of independent documentaries that Tsuchimoto made of the mercury poisoning incident in Minamata, Japan.

Plot

In the small town of Minamata in, the fertilizer company Chisso built a factory to take advantage of cheap labor and commenced dumping mercury-filled wastewater into the nearby sea. Soon residents began exhibiting symptoms of a mysterious illness...

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Directed by

Noriaki Tsuchimoto

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Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Higashi Productions

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220
Average Rating
7.6 out of 10
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