The Shiranui Sea

7.7(6 votes)Jan 23, 19752h 30m

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.

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Director

Noriaki Tsuchimoto

Status

Released

Language

Japanese

Top Cast

Soichi Ito

Soichi Ito

Narrator (voice)

Noriaki Tsuchimoto

Noriaki Tsuchimoto

Self - Interviewer (uncredited)

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