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Minamata / Ingenious Media and Rogue Black present ; in association with Infinitum Nihil and Windhorse Entertainment, MagnoliaMae Films UK, HanWay Films Limited, Head Gear Films, Metrol Technology, LipSync ; a Metalwork Pictures production ; directed by Andrew Levitas ; written by David K. Kessler, Stephen Deuters, Andrew Levitas, Jason Forman ; produced by Sam Sarkar, Bill Johnson, Gabrielle Tana, Kevan Van Thompson, David K. Kessler, Zach Avery, Andrew Levitas, Johnny Depp.

Levitas, Andrew, 1977- (film director,, screenwriter,, film producer.). Kessler, David K., (screenwriter,, film producer.). Deuters, Stephen, (screenwriter.). Forman, Jason (Screenwriter), (screenwriter.). Sarkar, Sam (Producer), (film producer.). Johnson, Bill (Producer), (film producer.). Tana, Gabrielle, (film producer.). Thompson, Kevan Van, (film producer.). Avery, Zach, (film producer.). Depp, Johnny, (film producer,, actor.). Sanada, Hiroyuki, 1960- (actor.). Kunimura, Jun, (actor.). Minami, (actor.). Kase, Ryō, 1974- (actor.). Asano, Tadanobu, (actor.). Iwase, Akiko, (actor.). Nighy, Bill, 1949- (actor.). Smith, Aileen Mioko. Motion picture adaptation of (work): Minamata. (Added Author). Ingenious Media, (presenter.). Rogue Black (Firm), (presenter.). Infinitum Nihil (Firm), (production company.). Windhorse Entertainment, (production company.). Magnolia Mae Films (Firm), (production company.). HanWay (Firm), (production company.). Head Gear Films, (production company.). Metrol Technology, (production company.). LipSync Productions, (production company.). Metalwork Pictures (Firm), (production company.). Samuel Goldwyn Films (Firm), (publisher.). Johnny Depp, Hiroyuki Sanada, Jun Kunimura, Minami, Ryo Kase, Tadanobu Asano, Akiko Iwase, Bill Nighy. (Cast).

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. MINAMATA is a moving redemptive story of how one man's powerful photograph impacted the world, yet to find it he had to open his heart

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  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Culver City, CA : Samuel Goldwyn Films, [2022]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the book Minamata by Aileen Mioko Smith and W. Eugene Smith.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2020.
Wide screen (1.85:1)
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Benoît Delhomme ; editor, Nathan Nugent ; music, Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Participant or Performer Note:
Johnny Depp, Hiroyuki Sanada, Jun Kunimura, Minami, Ryo Kase, Tadanobu Asano, Akiko Iwase, Bill Nighy.
Target Audience Note:
MPA rating: R; for language throughout.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, NTSC; wide screen; Dolby digital 5.1 or stereo.
Language Note:
English and Japanese dialogue; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Subject: Smith, W. Eugene, 1918-1978 > Drama.
Photojournalists > Drama.
Mercury > Toxicology > Drama.
Minamata-shi (Japan) > Drama.
Genre: Historical films.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 8 of 9 copies available at SPARK Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Wayne/Pike Local Consortium.

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  • 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
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Wayne County Public Library DVD DRAMA MIN (Text) 31843000781340 DVD Available -


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