However...
Documentary
However… examines the life and impact of Yamanouchi Yoyomori. As the head of the national Social Welfare Bureau in Japan, Yoyomori was responsible for compensating victims of Minamata Disease, a neurological disorder caused by methyl mercury poisoning. As the wheels of the bureaucracy slowed, Koreeda’s subject became a sort of martyr for the cause, having grown increasingly frustrated with his department’s unwillingness to support the ... [+]