Japan / Oct 24, 2008 / Tokyo International Film Festival
The Shiranui Sea (1975)
Directed by Noriaki Tsuchimoto
2h 30minruntime
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Plot
The sea around Minamata was heavily polluted with mercury during the 1950s and 1960s from the Chisso Corporation's chemical factory. This highly toxic chemical bioaccumulated in shellfish and fish in the Yatsushiro Sea which, when eaten by the local populace, gave rise to Minamata disease. The disease was responsible for the deaths and disabling of thousands of residents, all around the Yatsushiro Sea. The marine ecosystem was also extensively damaged.
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Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 不知火海 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Seirinsha |
| Release date | 23 gennaio 1975 |
| Production | Ryutaro Takagi |
| Editing | Keiko Ichihara, Noriaki Tsuchimoto |
| Cinematography | Masafumi Ichinose, Toru Okagaki, Koshiro Otsu |
| Assistant directors | Noriaki Tsuchimoto |
| Camera operators | Masafumi Ichinose, Toru Okagaki, Koshiro Otsu |
| Additional photography | Masafumi Ichinose, Toru Okagaki, Koshiro Otsu |
| Music | Takayuki Oguri, Teizō Matsumura, Kouichi Asanuma |
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Japan / Jan 23, 1975
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