15h 30min, sep 23, 2021 y - MINAMATA General Release Japan

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FROM MOVIE COLLECTION JAPAN:

[Translated from the original Japanese using Google Translate]

"MINAMATA", which depicts photographer William Eugene Smith, who made Minamata disease, one of Japan's four major pollution hazards, known to the world, will finally be released on September 23, and the word of mouth is rave reviews every day. NS is constantly getting excited. In line with the long-awaited release, the main video and new scene photos were released.

Minamata disease, one of the "four major pollution diseases" in Japan, is caused by industrial wastewater from the Chisso Minamata factory in Minamata City, Kumamoto Prefecture, and problems involving compensation and relief continue to this day. It was the photo book "MINAMATA" published by photographers Eugene Smith and Irene Mioko Smith in 1975 that made its existence known to the world.

Eugene says that Johnny Depp himself has been a longing for many years. Based on this photo book, which was also his posthumous work, the long-awaited film adaptation was realized with Johnny's own production and starring.

In the movie, Eugene, who was appreciated for his achievements as a news photographer but had a heartage, visited Minamata with his wife Irene at the time, lived there for three years from 1971 to 1974, and worked in search of people's daily life, protest movements, and compensation. The dense days that are captured in a hundred photos are dramatically depicted.

The co-stars were Bill Nai, and talented cast members such as Hiroyuki Sanada, Hayao Kunimura, Minami, Ryo Kase, Tadanobu Asano, and Akiko Iwase from Japan gathered, and Ryuichi Sakamoto worked on the music.

Hiroyuki Sanada "He is a leader and a messenger to the world"
This video is a scene where Yamazaki, played by Hiroyuki Sanada, gathers in front of the Chisso factory of the cause company, together with the families of Minamata disease patients, and protests in a powerful Kumamoto dialect. Eugene and Irene (Minami), who play Johnny, watch with an anxious face, and while Kiyoshi (Ryo Kase) turns the film, Yamazaki says, "I can raise my voice and let the world know. If that voice gets louder, the other person will eventually have to listen to it," he said, shouting, "I won't move here until I take responsibility," and wrapped the chain in my hand to block the factory gate around my body...

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