Japan / Jun 13, 2008
2h 15min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
MENTAL is a feature-length documentary that observes the complex world of an outpatient mental health clinic in Japan, interwoven with patients, doctors, staff, volunteers, and home-helpers, in cinema- verite style. The film breaks a major taboo against discussing mental illness prevalent in Japanese society, and captures the candid lives of people coping with suicidal tendencies, poverty, a sense of shame, apprehension, and fear of society.
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 精神 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Laboratory X |
| Release date | 13 giugno 2008 |
| Production | Kiyoko Kashiwagi, Kazuhiro Soda |
| Editing | Kazuhiro Soda |
| Cinematography | Kazuhiro Soda |
| Assistant directors | Kazuhiro Soda |
| Camera operators | Kazuhiro Soda |
| Additional photography | Kazuhiro Soda |
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