Living on the River Agano (movie)
阿賀に生きる- User score: 8
- Production country: Japan
- Producer: Makoto Satō
- Genre: Documentary
- Release date: 9/26/1992
- Run time: 115 min.
Movie description
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.
