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Living on the River Agano

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Original title: Aga ni ikiru
Year: 1992
Running time: 115 min.
Country: Japan
Director: Makoto Satô
Screenwriter: Makoto Satô
Cast: Documentary
Music: Kyoumaro
Cinematography: Shigeru Kobayashi (B&W)
Producer: Committee for Living on the River. Distributor: Jay Film Company, Palabra Co
Genre: Documentary
Synopsis: In 1964, a chemical factory in Niigata Prefecture dumped mercury into the Agano River, the beginning of a manmade tragedy that would affect locals for years to come. Mercury poisoning led to high occurrences of Minamata disease, a neurological syndrome that causes severe physical and psychological ailments and death. Sato Makoto and his crew of seven spent three years in Niigata documenting the life and thoughts of locals.

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Living on the River Agano

1992

Makoto Satô