1975
7.2 (5 votes)
2h 30m
Genres
Documentary
Production Companies
Seirinsha
The Shiranui Sea (不知火海)
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Producer: Ryutaro Takagi
Director: Noriaki Tsuchimoto
Director of Photography: Masafumi Ichinose, Toru Okagaki, Koshiro Otsu
