The Shiranui Sea (1975)

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不知火海 (Original Title)

StoryLine

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.

Details

Genres: Documentary

Country: Japan

Original Language: ja

Release Date: 23/01/1975

Companies: Seirinsha

Run Time: 150 min

Popularity: 0.302

Spoken Languages: 日本語

Status: Released