Mental
2008, Japanese. Directed by Kazuhiro Soda.
MENTAL is a feature-length documentary that observes the complex world of an outpatient mental health clinic in Japan, interwoven with patients, doctors, staff, volunteers, and home-helpers, in cinema- verite style. The film breaks a major taboo against discussing mental illness prevalent in Japanese society, and captures the candid lives of people coping with suicidal tendencies, poverty, a sense of shame, apprehension, and fear of society.
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 13 June 2008
- Original title
- 精神
- Country
- Japan
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Mental runs 135 minutes (2h 15m).
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Mental isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 13 June 2008. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Mental?
Mental (2008) was directed by Kazuhiro Soda.