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About a celebrated war photographer W. Eugene Smith in a real life David vs Goliath story, pitting Smith against a powerful corporation responsible for poisoning the people of Minamata, Japan in 19...
About a celebrated war photographer W. Eugene Smith in a real life David vs Goliath story, pitting Smith against a powerful corporation responsible for poisoning the people of Minamata, Japan in 1971. With the glory days of World War II far behind him, Smith has become a recluse. Between an impassioned Japanese translator called Aileen urging him to go and a much-needed commission from "Life" Magazine editor Ralph Graves, Smith is finally convinced to journey back to Japan to expose the devastating annihilation of a coastal community, victims of corporate greed and complicit local police and government. Armed with only his trusted Nikon camera, Smith must find the images that will bring this story to the world.
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- Ingenious Media and Rogue Black present ; in association with Infinitum Nihil and Windhorse Entertainment, MagnoliaMae Films UK, HanWay Films Limited, Head Gear Films, Metrol Technology, LipSync ; a Metalwork Pictures production ; directed by Andrew Levitas ; written by David K. Kessler, Stephen Deuters, Andrew Levitas, Jason Forman ; produced by Sam Sarkar, Bill Johnson, Gabrielle Tana, Kevan Van Thompson, David K. Kessler, Zach Avery, Andrew Levitas, Johnny Depp
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- Minamata (Motion picture)
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Languages
- English, Japanese
- Contributors
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- Levitas, Andrew, 1977- film director, screenwriter, film producer
- Kessler, David K., screenwriter, film producer
- Deuters, Stephen, screenwriter
- Forman, Jason (Screenwriter), screenwriter
- Sarkar, Sam (Producer), film producer
- Johnson, Bill (Producer), film producer
- Tana, Gabrielle, film producer
- Thompson, Kevan Van, film producer
- Avery, Zach, film producer
- Depp, Johnny, film producer, actor
- Sanada, Hiroyuki, 1960- actor
- Kunimura, Jun, actor
- Minami, 1986- actor
- Kase, Ryō, 1974- actor
- Asano, Tadanobu, actor
- Iwase, Akiko, actor
- Nighy, Bill, 1949- actor
- Delhomme, Benoît, director of photography
- Nugent, Nathan, editor of moving image work
- Sakamoto, Ryūichi, 1952- composer (expression)
- Smith, Aileen Mioko. Minamata
- Ingenious Media
- Rogue Black (Firm)
- Infinitum Nihil (Firm)
- Windhorse Entertainment
- Magnolia Mae Films (Firm)
- HanWay (Firm)
- Head Gear Films
- Metrol Technology
- LipSync Productions
- Metalwork Pictures (Firm)
- Samuel Goldwyn Films (Firm)
- Publication
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- Culver City, CA : Samuel Goldwyn Films, [2022]
- ©2022
- Physical Details
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- 1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
- digital
- optical
- surround
- stereo
- Dolby digital 5.1
- Dolby digital 2.0
- sound
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- OCLC
- on1319520882
- Credits
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- Johnny Depp, Hiroyuki Sanada, Jun Kunimura, Minami, Ryo Kase, Tadanobu Asano, Akiko Iwase, Bill Nighy
- Director of photography, Benoît Delhomme ; editor, Nathan Nugent ; music, Ryuichi Sakamoto
- "Based on true events"--opening frames.
- Based on the book Minamata by Aileen Mioko Smith and W. Eugene Smith.
- Originally released as a motion picture in 2020.
- DVD, region 1, NTSC; wide screen; Dolby digital 5.1 or stereo.
- English and Japanese dialogue.
Subjects
- Smith, W. Eugene, 1918-1978 -- Drama.
- Photojournalists -- Drama.
- Mercury -- Toxicology -- Drama.
- Minamata-shi (Japan) -- Drama.
- Environmentally induced diseases -- Drama.
- Water -- Pollution -- Drama.
- Factory and trade waste -- Health aspects -- Drama.
- Chisso Kabushiki Kaisha -- Drama.
- Environmental health -- Japan -- Drama.
- Japan -- Social conditions -- Drama.
- Documentary photography -- 20th century -- Drama.
- Industrial Waste.
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- Mercury Poisoning, Nervous System.
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- Water Pollution, Chemical.
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- Japan.
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