The Shiranui Sea

The Shiranui Sea

1975
2h 30m
7.2

7.2/10

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Documentary
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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Production Information

Production Companies
Seirinsha
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Keywords

fishing disease east asian lead

Quick Facts

Original Title 不知火海
Release Date January 23, 1975
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0374217

Cast

Soichi Ito
Soichi Ito

Narrator (voice)

Noriaki Tsuchimoto
Noriaki Tsuchimoto

Self - Interviewer (uncredited)

Key Crew

Ryutaro Takagi
Producer
Noriaki Tsuchimoto
Director