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Minamata is a 2020 biographical drama film directed by Andrew Levitas, based on the book of the same name by Aileen Mioko Smith and W. Eugene Smith. The film stars Johnny Depp (who also produced) as W. Eugene Smith, an American photographer who documented the effects of mercury poisoning on the citizens of Minamata, Kumamoto, Japan.
Apr 8, 2021 · Minamata: Directed by Andrew Levitas. With Akiko Iwase, Kogarashi Wakasugi, Johnny Depp, Katherine Jenkins. War photographer W. Eugene Smith travels back to Japan where he documents the devastating effect of mercury poisoning in coastal communities.
Minamata disease is a poisoning disease that affects mainly the central nervous system and is caused by the consumption of large quantities of fish and shellfish living in Minamata Bay and its surroundings, the major causative agent being some sort of organic mercury compound.
Jul 10, 2023 · Minamata disease is methylmercury poisoning that leads to neurological symptoms. The condition develops after a person has been eating heavily contaminated seafood daily. The first record of Minamata disease was in Japan in the 1950s.
Oct 30, 2021 · Masami Ogata is a survivor of Minamata Disease, a debilitating illness caused by industrial mercury poisoning, which originated in the Japanese town of the same name in the 1950s. As a UN...
Feb 11, 2022 · First discovered in 1956, Minamata Disease has impacted thousands of people, and Smith goes to the prefecture to bring the story to the world and put more pressure on Chisso to do something about it. He ends up getting to know the locals there, including the woman (Minami) who convinces him to come in the first place, and overcomes his own ...
Dec 5, 2022 · Minamata disease refers to a tragic event where people in the coastal community of Minamata Bay, Japan, developed severe neurological disorders following exposure to methylmercury.
