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Minamata mandala. a film by Kazuo Hara ; [Shissō Purodakushon ; producer, Sachiko Kobayashi] Part 1 /.
- Format:
- Video
- Standardized Title:
- Minamata mandara (Motion picture). Part 1
- Language:
- English
- Japanese
- Subjects (All):
- Mercury--Toxicology--Japan--Minamata-shi.
- Mercury.
- Genre:
- Documentary films
- Feature films
- Nonfiction films
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (115 min., 3 sec.)) sound, color
- Place of Publication:
- [New York, New York] Grasshopper Film [2020]
- Language Note:
- In Japanese, with English subtitles
- System Details:
- sound
- digital
- video file
- Summary:
- Filmed over 15 years, this documentary by Kazuo Hara chronicles the history of struggle for a community in southern Japan suffering from "Minamata disease"-a debilitating neurological disease caused by methylmercury poisoning from the consumption of fish contaminated by industrial wastewater-as they continue the decades-long battle for legal recognition and reparations from the government. Both a deeply humanizing portrait of resilience and a comprehensive history of one of the worst pollution-related tragedies in human history, Minamata Mandala gives voice to the many survivors, care providers, researchers, and supporters tirelessly fighting for visibility
- Participant:
- Hideo Ikoma, Toshiyuki Kawakami, Akio Mizoguchi, Shinobu Sakamoto
- Credits:
- Music, Vukelic Hisashi Yamasaki ; editor, Takeshi Hata
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title and statement of responsibility from accompanying web pages and credits (viewed 2024 August 30)
- OCLC:
- 1455084239
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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