Minamata Mandala (2021)
- Original title
- 水俣曼荼羅
- Directed by
- Kazuo Hara
- Genre
- documentary
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 6h 13m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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How it feels
A documentary following Minamata disease patients over 15 years as they fight for recognition and compensation from a chemical company. It shows their legal battles and personal struggles after mercury poisoning devastated their fishing village.
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Ushiku (2021)
The Pledge to Megumi (2021)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.
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