The Shiranui Sea (1975)
The Shiranui Sea (1975)
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.

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Soichi Ito Soichi Ito As: Narrator (voice)
Noriaki Tsuchimoto Noriaki Tsuchimoto As: Self - Interviewer (uncredited)
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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.


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Genres: Documentary

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 23 January 1975

Country: JP

Runtime: 150m

Company Credits

Company: Seirinsha

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Cast

Soichi Ito

Soichi Ito

Narrator (voice)

Noriaki Tsuchimoto

Noriaki Tsuchimoto

Self - Interviewer (uncredited)

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Masafumi Ichinose

Masafumi Ichinose

Director of Photography

Toru Okagaki

Toru Okagaki

Director of Photography

Koshiro Otsu

Koshiro Otsu

Director of Photography

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