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Minamata: The Victims and Their World

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Residents of Minamata suffer damage to their bodies from mercury poisoning.

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Panos Kotzathanasis Asian Movie Pulse 10/31/2018
A great documentary that manages to shed a very analytical light on a case that shocked Japan through a combination of thoroughness and artistry that deem the title a must-watch Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Tiffany C 02/17/2022 It was gut wrenching and poignant, but it drew us right in and caught us by the throat. The entire cast was amazing, such depth. This was a side of Depp Ive never seen. Amazed this movie received no nominations. See more Penguin322 02/14/2022 It was such a moving story with great characters Johnny Depp was so amazing as Eugene Smith. This story needed to be told. See more 11/09/2013 awesome emotional doc See more Read all reviews
Minamata: The Victims and Their World

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Cast & Crew

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Noriaki Tsuchimoto

Director

Yoshikane Shigematsu

Producer

Ryutaro Takagi

Producer

Matsu Yoneda

Producer

Koshiro Otsu

Cinematographer

Movie Info

Synopsis Residents of Minamata suffer damage to their bodies from mercury poisoning.
Director
Noriaki Tsuchimoto
Producer
Yoshikane Shigematsu, Ryutaro Takagi, Matsu Yoneda
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Japanese
Runtime
1h 45m