
Minamata: The Person Who Dug the Well
1999, Japanese. Directed by Noriaki Tsuchimoto.
Documentary on the life of Teruo Kawamoto, a leader of Minamata disease activism
- Runtime
- 0h 42m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 1 October 1999
- Original title
- 回想・川本輝夫 ミナマタ-井戸を掘ったひと
- Country
- Japan
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Minamata: The Person Who Dug the Well isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 October 1999. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed Minamata: The Person Who Dug the Well?
Minamata: The Person Who Dug the Well (1999) was directed by Noriaki Tsuchimoto.