The Shiranui Sea
1975, Japanese. Directed by Noriaki Tsuchimoto.
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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- 2h 30m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 23 January 1975
- Original title
- 不知火海
- Country
- Japan
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The Shiranui Sea runs 150 minutes (2h 30m).
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Who directed The Shiranui Sea?
The Shiranui Sea (1975) was directed by Noriaki Tsuchimoto and stars Soichi Ito, Noriaki Tsuchimoto.