Noriaki TSUCHIMOTO
水俣ー患者さんとその世界
Minamata - The Victims And Their World
Nippon Retro ²
Noriaki TSUCHIMOTO’s documentary follows the victims of Minamata disease in a four-year trial against the company Chisso which was pumping highly toxical mercury into the sea over decades. Even today the film has not lost its shocking power.
2012年5月6日 （日）20:30
Kino des DFF
16mm, 英語字幕
水俣ー患者さんとその世界
Minamata: Kanja-san to sono sekai
日本 1971
120 分
About Noriaki TSUCHIMOTO
Noriaki TSUCHIMOTO (1928-2008) studied at Waseda University and joined radical student groups. He is considered one of Japan's most important political documentary filmmakers and was best known for his films about the effects of Minamata disease.