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Minamata

Minamata

Let truth be the prejudice.

20206.91h 55m

Overview

War photographer W. Eugene Smith travels back to Japan where he documents the devastating effect of mercury poisoning in coastal communities.

Directed by Andrew Levitas
Written by W. Eugene Smith, Aileen Mioko Smith, David K. Kessler
Produced by Zach Avery, Bill Johnson, David Kessler
Box Office0Revenue: $1.6M

Top Cast

Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp

W. Eugene Smith

Minami

Minami

Aileen

Hiroyuki Sanada

Hiroyuki Sanada

Mitsuo Yamazaki

Bill Nighy

Bill Nighy

Robert "Bob" Hayes

Jun Kunimura

Jun Kunimura

Junichi Nojima

Ryo Kase

Ryo Kase

Kiyoshi

Tadanobu Asano

Tadanobu Asano

Tatsuo Matsumura

Akiko Iwase

Akiko Iwase

Masako Matsumura

Katherine Jenkins

Katherine Jenkins

Millie

Lily Robinson

Lily Robinson

Diandra

Themes & Keywords

japanwar photographermercury poisoning

About Minamata

Minamata is a drama, history film released in 2020 exploring themes of japan, war photographer, mercury poisoning. Directed by Andrew Levitas, it stars Johnny Depp, Minami, Hiroyuki Sanada. War photographer W. Eugene Smith travels back to Japan where he documents the devastating effect of mercury poisoning in coastal communities.

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