CinemaOSMovie · 1975 · 2h 30m

The Shiranui Sea

77%(6)IMDbDocumentary

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.

Directed byNoriaki Tsuchimoto

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 30m
Language
JA
Released
January 23, 1975
Studios
Seirinsha

Featuring

Cast & crew

2 credited
Starring

Soichi Ito

Narrator (voice)

Noriaki Tsuchimoto

Noriaki Tsuchimoto

Self - Interviewer (uncredited)

Creative team
Directed by
Noriaki Tsuchimoto
Noriaki Tsuchimoto
Produced by
Ryutaro Takagi

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