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2016

Hyogen ni chikara ariya Minamata producer kataru

The Power of Expression: The Minamata Producer Speaks

表現に力ありや「水俣」プロデューサー、語る

Release Date
October, 11th, 2017
Running Time
100 min
Genre
Documentary
Color
Color
Screening Format
Blu-ray
Screening Format with Subtitles
English (Blu-ray, DVD, HDV, HDCAM)

[ Directed by ]

[ Produced by ]

[ Cast ]

[ Production Company ]

Documentary Film Preservation Center

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

Documentary Film Preservation Center

[ Story ]

Feature-length documentary by directors Kataoka Nozomi and Inoue Minoru of Kiraigo - Town Where Ogres and Buddha Live. Interweaves interviews and film excerpts to create a contemporary rendition of the filmmaking methods of Takagi Ryutaro, who produced documentary films about the Minamata disease from 1971 to 1984, including documentary filmmaker Tsuchimoto Noriaki's "Minamata" series. Producer Katsura Shuntaro started shooting the film in 2011, and later the Documentary Film Preservation Center took over and completed the film with support from the Agency for Culture Affairs.

[ Contact (International) ]

Documentary Film Preservation Center
#702, 4-6-13 Kudanminami, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0074
Attn: HAMASAKI Yuko
tel: +81 3 3222 4249
E-mail: center_otoiawase@kirokueiga-hozon.jp
https://kirokueiga-hozon.jp

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