Minamata:The Victims and Their World (1972)

Film details

Director

Noriaki Tsuchimoto
Country

Japan
Year

1972
Genre

Documentary
Type

Film
Category

Non Fiction

Alternative titles

MINAMATA - KANJASAN TO SONO SEKAI Original
MINAMATA: KANJA-SAN TO SONO SEKAI Alternative
MINAMATA Alternative

Synopsis

Records the lives and sufferings of the people of the Japanese fishing village of Minamata, since the first outbreak in 1953 of a disease diagnosed as mercury poisoning, caused by the assimilation of inorganic mercury compounds discharged into the sea by industrial waste from a nearby aceto-aldehyde plant. Shows an unsuccessful attempt by local fishermen to break into the plant and stop production, and the gradual development of organised dissent.

Cast & Credits

Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    Noriaki Tsuchimoto
  - Assistant Director
    
    Suguru Hori
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    Higashi Productions
  - Producer
    
    Ryutaro Takagi
  - Technical Collaborator
    
    Takeshi Shioda
  Writing:
  - Script
    
    Noriaki Tsuchimoto
  Photography:
  - Photography
    
    Koshiro Otsu
  - Camera Assistant
    
    Masafumi Ichinosu
  Editing:
  - Editor
    
    Noriaki Tsuchimoto
  - Editor
    
    Takako Sekizawa
  Sound:
  - Sound
    
    Yukio Kubota
  - Sound Editor
    
    Yukikazu Asanuma

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Production:

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Photography:

Editing:

Sound:

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