The Shiranui Sea (1975)

Original title

不知火海

Directed by

Noriaki Tsuchimoto

Genre

documentary film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 30m

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This documentary shows the effects of mercury poisoning from industrial pollution on a fishing community in Minamata, Japan. It follows the struggles of local residents dealing with health issues and environmental damage.

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What happens

The Shiranui Sea (不知火海, Shiranuikai) is a 1975 Japanese documentary by Noriaki Tsuchimoto. It is the fourth in a series of independent documentaries that Tsuchimoto made of the mercury poisoning incident, caused by the release of contamnated industrial wastewater, in Minamata, Japan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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