Germany / Feb 21, 2020 / 12 / Berlin International Film Festival
Let truth be the prejudice.
1h 55min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
War photographer W. Eugene Smith travels back to Japan where he documents the devastating effect of mercury poisoning in coastal communities.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Akiko Iwase | Masako Matsumura |
| Katherine Jenkins | Millie |
| Lily Robinson | Diandra |
| Ayumi Takano | |
| Hikaru Inagawa | Giichi Matsushima |
| Muneaki Kitsukawa | Tomoki Sakai |
| Sonata Molocajeviene | Jennifer |
| Yosuke Hosoi | Daiki |
| Yuzu Aoki | Sigeru |
| Aiko Sakakura | Enforcer's Mother |
| Masayoshi Haneda | Enforcer |
| Masato Arai | CPS Member 1 |
| Yuka Takamatsu | Attendee 2 |
| Kômei Ichino | Officer |
| Masako Ogura | Yuko |
| Jelena Goldbach | Jenifer |
| Kenta Ogawa | Patient |
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| Shunsuke Okubo | Japanese Man |
| Yurino Oshima | Victim's sister |
| Hiroki Mano | Local Resident |
| Tatsuya Hirano | Nojima Bodyguard #1 |
Genres
DramaHistory
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Minamata |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語, English |
| Production countries | United States of America, United Kingdom, Serbia |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Metalwork Pictures, Infinitum Nihil, Head Gear Films, Metrol Technology, Work in Progress |
| Release date | 13 marzo 2020 |
| Executive producer | Monika Bacardi, Nobu Hasegawa, Joe Hasegawa, Andrea Iervolino, Stephen Spence, Kevan Van Thompson, Stephen Deuters, Phil Hunt, Compton Ross, Peter Touche, Jason Forman |
| Production | Kevan Van Thompson, Bill Johnson, Gabrielle Tana, David Kessler, Zach Avery, Johnny Depp, Tom Harberd, Andrew Levitas, Sam Sarkar |
| Writer | Jason Forman, David K. Kessler, Stephen Deuters, Andrew Levitas, W. Eugene Smith, Aileen Mioko Smith |
| Casting | Yoko Narahashi |
| Editing | Nathan Nugent |
| Cinematography | Benoît Delhomme |
| Assistant directors | Steve E. Andrews, Andrew Levitas |
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Release dates
Premiere
Bulgaria / Aug 28, 2020 / Love Is Folly Festival
Greece / Oct 03, 2020 / Athens Film Festival
Czechia / Aug 28, 2021 / 15+ / Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Limited release
United Kingdom / Aug 13, 2021 / 15
United States / Dec 15, 2021 / R
Theatrical release
Poland / Mar 13, 2020
United Arab Emirates / Mar 13, 2020
Portugal / Sep 03, 2020
Canada / Feb 05, 2021 / R
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Hong Kong / Apr 22, 2021
Russia / Apr 22, 2021 / 18+
Spain / Apr 30, 2021 / A Contracorriente
Ukraine / May 06, 2021 / 16+
Australia / Jun 03, 2021 / MA15+
Japan / Sep 23, 2021
Greece / Oct 21, 2021 / Κ-12
Czechia / Sep 01, 2022
Digital
Poland / Mar 13, 2020 / 16
Ireland / Aug 13, 2021 / 15
United Kingdom / Aug 13, 2021 / 15
Spain / Aug 20, 2021
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New Zealand / Sep 01, 2021 / M
France / Oct 20, 2021 / 10 / MyCanal
Physical media
Australia / Aug 30, 2021 / MA15+
Spain / Aug 31, 2021
TV
Italy / Sep 17, 2021 / Sky Cinema, Now
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