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About a celebrated war photographer W. Eugene Smith in a real life David vs Goliath story, pitting Smith against a powerful corporation responsible for poisoning the people of Minamata, Japan in 1971. With the glory days of World War II far behind him, Smith has become a recluse. Between an impassio...

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Corporate Author: Samuel Goldwyn Films (Firm)
Other Authors: Kessler, David K. (Screenwriter), Deuters, Stephen (Screenwriter), Forman, Jason (Screenwriter) (Screenwriter), Depp, Johnny (Actor), Sanada, Hiroyuki, 1960- (Actor), Kunimura, Jun (Actor), Minami (Actor), Kase, Ryō, 1974- (Actor), Asano, Tadanobu (Actor), Nighy, Bill, 1949- (Actor), Smith, Aileen Mioko
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:English and with optional English subtitles.
Published: [Culver City, CA] : Samuel Goldwyn Films, LLC, 2020.
Subjects:
Smith, W. Eugene, > 1918-1978 > Drama.
Photojournalists > Drama.
Mercury > Toxicology > Drama.
Minamata-shi (Japan) > Drama.
Environmentally induced diseases > Drama.
Water > Pollution > Drama.
Factory and trade waste > Health aspects > Drama.
Chisso Kabushiki Kaisha > Drama.
Environmental health > Japan > Drama.
Japan > Social conditions > Drama.
Documentary photography > 20th century > Drama.
Factory and trade waste.
Mercury > Toxicology
Photojournalists
Japan > Minamata-shi
Drama
Biographical films.
Historical films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)
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Summary:About a celebrated war photographer W. Eugene Smith in a real life David vs Goliath story, pitting Smith against a powerful corporation responsible for poisoning the people of Minamata, Japan in 1971. With the glory days of World War II far behind him, Smith has become a recluse. Between an impassioned Japanese translator called Aileen urging him to go and a much-needed commission from "Life" Magazine editor Ralph Graves, Smith is finally convinced to journey back to Japan to expose the devastating annihilation of a coastal community, victims of corporate greed and complicit local police and government. Armed with only his trusted Nikon camera, Smith must find the images that will bring this story to the world.
Item Description:Based on the book Minamata by Aileen Mioko Smith and W. Eugene Smith.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2020.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 115 min.)) : sound, color
Audience:Rated R.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Benoît Delhomme ; editor, Nathan Nugent ; music, Ryuichi Sakamoto.