Kazuo Hara's "Minamata Mandala"

Kazuo Hara's "Minamata Mandala"

Shot over 15 years, an epic three-part group portrait of the elderly victims of Minamata disease who have spent nearly 60 years in Japanese courts fighting for recognition and compensation for their suffering from methyl mercury poisoning caused by corporate chemical dumping around their fishing village.

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Kazuo Hara's "Minamata Mandala"
  • Minamata Mandala Pt. I

    Directed by Kazuo Hara | 119 mins | 2020
    An epic group portrait of the elderly victims of Minamata disease who have spent nearly 60 years in Japanese courts fighting for recognition and compensation for their suffering from methyl mercury poisoning caused by corporate chemical dumping around thei...

  • Minamata Mandala Pt. II

    Directed by Kazuo Hara | 138 mins | 2020
    An epic group portrait of the elderly victims of Minamata disease who have spent nearly 60 years in Japanese courts fighting for recognition and compensation for their suffering from methyl mercury poisoning caused by corporate chemical dumping around thei...

  • Minamata Mandala Pt. III

    Directed by Kazuo Hara | 115 mins | 2020
    An epic group portrait of the elderly victims of Minamata disease who have spent nearly 60 years in Japanese courts fighting for recognition and compensation for their suffering from methyl mercury poisoning caused by corporate chemical dumping around thei...